KARACHI: The legal fraternity on Friday observed a boycott of court proceedings to mark the 16th anniversary of the May 12 mayhem in the metropolis and demanded that a judicial inquiry be conducted into the violent incidents that happened on the day.

The general body meetings of the Sindh High Court Bar Association and the Karachi Bar Association were held and the lawyers’ representatives demanded a judicial probe.

They urged the chief justice of Pakistan to take a suo motu notice for a fresh, transparent and independent investigations.

The province-wide boycott call was given by the Sindh Bar Council, which said that tragic incidents of May 12, 2007 must be investigated by a full bench of the Sindh High Court.

They said that the bench should not be comprising less than seven judges as had been ordered by then SHC chief justice Sabihuddin Ahmed or a full bench of the apex court.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2023