Chaos ensued near the Lahore High Court Wednesday after lawyers, demonstrating against the division of civil courts and terrorism cases against their colleagues, were baton-charged by the police at the GPO Chowk. The protesting lawyers tried to enter the high court by removing the barricades around its premises and threw stones at the police. Meanwhile, the police baton charged and began shelling to disperse the lawyers and blocked their way to the court’s main gate. The police is also using water cannons to stop the lawyers from moving forward. A heavy contingent of police has been deployed at judges’ gate of Lahore High Court, while the police has also arrested one of the protesting lawyers. Meanwhile, traffic flow at Mall Road and adjoining roads has also been severely affected.
Lawyers and police violently clash outside Lahore High Court
