7,000 lawyers have reached Rawalpindi and Islamabad: Riasat

Islamabad: Over 7,000 lawyers have reached twin cities from different parts of Pakistan to stage ‘sit-in’ at the Constitution Avenue.

Talking to ‘The News’ here on Thursday, Islamabad Bar Association General Secretary Riasat Ali Azad said that lawyers have finalised arrangements for participants of the long march and ‘sit-in’ in the general body meeting.

According to him, over 7,000 lawyers have reached twin cities for the ‘sit-in’ from different parts of the country. He said that these lawyers have reached twin cities before time to avoid hurdles of the government. He stated that the government was trying to stop lawyers and political workers from taking part in the long march and ‘dharna’.

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