The lawyers, on Saturday, staged a protest rally at the Rawalpindi district courts against the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments, the suspension of meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan, and the conduct of his eye surgery without informing his family.
The lawyers were led by ILF District Secretary General Raja Mateen and Member Central Executive Committee Noorul Islam Advocate. The delegation also included Hasnain Sumbal, Chaudhry Owais, Jamshed Mahmood Advocates. While talking to the media outside the jail, they said that they submitted a request to the jail authorities, requesting the Adiala Jail Superintendent to provide the medical report of the eye surgery of founding chairman PTI Imran Khan.
They further said that they would take this matter to the International Human Rights Organization on February 2 and use all options in this regard, including constitutional, legal and judicial means. protesting outside the jail, we condemn all illegal measures and will also resist vigorously.
The protest rally was led by Punjab Bar Council member Faisal Mahmood Malik, along with advocates Rizwan Akhtar, Ghulam Farooq Awan, Tabish Sadozai and Aamir Malik.
Prior to the rally, the lawyers held a meeting at the District Bar Hall. Addressing the gathering, Faisal Malik, Rizwan Akhtar and Ghulam Farooq Awan described the ban on meetings with Imran Khan as unlawful and unconstitutional.
They further stated that transferring him to hospital and performing eye surgery without informing his family was also unconstitutional. The speakers announced that legal action would be initiated against all doctors involved, for which the necessary permissions were being sought.
The lawyers announced a complete strike on February 8. Advocates, their clerks and support staff will observe a full shutdown, with offices remaining closed and vehicles not taken out. The leaders stated that protests would be held on the streets, at court premises and at major intersections as part of a broader struggle for systemic change, adding that the legal fraternity would no longer remain silent.
They also demanded that Imran Khan be transferred from prison to the hospital for medical treatment and that the cases against him be fixed for a hearing.
Prayers were offered for Imran Khan’s recovery during the gathering.