Police look on as Multan lawyers run amok at new judicial complex
(WorldNews Pakistan)

MULTAN: A large group of lawyers armed with clubs ransacked the premises of the sessions courts at the new judicial complex on Wednesday in response to a protest call by the district bar association against the lack of facilities available to lawyers at the new complex. The police - on duty at the premises as well as a contingent called in later - did not disperse the protesters or stop them from wreaking havoc on the courtrooms at any point. Commenting on the way the protest unfolded and the police´s refusal to engage with the protesters, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told a TV channel that the lawyers were an organised legitimate body who were pressing...