The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday took a suo moto notice of three lawyers' murder in Karachi summoning police and Ranger chiefs in the court.
Three lawyers were shot dead and a fourth wounded on Wednesday in apparently a sectarian attack in Karachi. The victims included a father and his son. Armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets at their car in Arambagh area.
SHC Chief Justice Musheer Alam on Thursday summoned Inspector General (IG) Sindh Police and Director General Rangers, seeking a report from the officials on killing of three lawyers and law and order situation in the city.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has vehemently condemned murder of three lawyers in Karachi as the legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings and staged sit in on M.A.Jinnah road to protest the incident.
Karachi Bar Association has also announced an indefinite strike till the arrest of the murderers. The CJP said on Thursday that the routine proceeding in Supreme Court of Pakistan would continue, adding that there would be no affect on cases due to lawyers' absence.