TOBA TEK SINGH - The District Bar Association members and lawyersof Gojra and Kamalia continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Saturday in protest against alleged kidnapping of senior lawyer Ch Manzoor Akhtar.
While addressing the lawyers, Gojra Tehsel Bar Association President Mian Naseer Ahmad and General Secretary Malik Muhammad Saleem demanded immediate recovery of the kidnapped lawyer and warned that bar members would continue the strike till his recovery.
The lawyer has been missing for the last three days. Reportedly, he had gone to court on November 14, but did not reach while his motorcycle and waist coat were found from Dijkot (Faisalabad) area.
Meanwhile, the City Police registered a case against one Daulat Khan of Chak Athwal under section 25 of Telegraph Act for threatening a man on phone to kidnap and kill him. Complainant Tanveer told the police that the accused had used his own cell phone sim for hurling him threats.