Chaos ensued close to the Lahore Excessive Court docket Wednesday after legal professionals, demonstrating in opposition to the division of civil courts and terrorism instances in opposition to their colleagues, had been baton-charged by the police on the GPO Chowk.
The protesting legal professionals tried to enter the excessive courtroom by eradicating the barricades round its premises and threw stones on the police.
In the meantime, the police baton charged and commenced shelling to disperse the legal professionals and blocked their strategy to the courtroom’s foremost gate. The police can also be utilizing water cannons to cease the legal professionals from transferring ahead.
A heavy contingent of police has been deployed at judges’ gate of Lahore Excessive Court docket, whereas the police has additionally arrested one of many protesting legal professionals.
In the meantime, visitors circulate at Mall Street and adjoining roads has additionally been severely affected.