After tension between lawyers and police escalated, sit-in protest by lawyers entered second day on Friday on the National Highway in Hyderabad, blocking traffic flow to and from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and remote parts of Sindh.
It has been more than 20 hours to the counsels staging the sit-in protest at Wadhu Wah area, after a brawl between police and lawyers broke out. Consequently, long queues of vehicles have formed on the highway, creating immense trouble for the passengers and transporters.
Meanwhile, the lawyers have ended their protest from near KPT Underpass in Clifton, Karachi, and opened the road for traffic.Play Video
The discord between the two fraternities sprang up after Hyderabad police lodged a case against a lawyer for having a hooter and fancy number plate on his vehicle. Whereas, lawyers have alleged police of high handedness in the matter.
The Sindh Police have said they wanted resolution of the issue within the legal domain.
As per details, Bhittia Nangar police personnel intercepted Advocate Ali Raza about five days ago for having fancy number plate as well as tinted glasses. The legal practitioner reportedly cut and ran abandoning his vehicle, a Mehran car, which was challaned.
Following the incident, some lawyers reached the police station and warned of consequences if the case against their colleague was not withdrawn.
On the other hand, Hyderabad High Court Bar Association President Ayaz Tanyo claimed that police even detained Raza, in addition to lodging an FIR against him.
