The protesters tried to enter the high court by removing the barricades around its premises. To disperse protesters.
LAHORE: During the lawyer’s protest outside Lahore High Court, violent clashes erupted when police tried to disperse and stop lawyers from entering the high court premises.
Violent clashes were observed when lawyers were demonstrating against the division of civil courts and terrorism cases against their colleagues.
The protesters tried to enter the high court by removing the barricades around its premises. To disperse protesters, Lahore police baton-charged and began shelling and water cannons at the GPO Chowk and blocked their way to the court’s main gate.
A heavy contingent of police has been deployed at the judges’ gate of the LHC while the police have also arrested several protesting lawyers. Amid the chaos, Many lawyers and police personnel were injured in the runaway.
Meanwhile, traffic flow at Mall Road and adjoining roads has also been severely affected.
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