ISLAMABAD – In light of the lawyers’ strike call at the time of judicial commission meeting, security has been put on high alert in Islamabad.
According to an advisory issued by the Capital Traffic Police, all entry and exit points to the Red Zone have been closed due to potential law and order situation in the city.
The traffic advisory stated that the internal and external routes to the Red Zone would remain closed due to security concerns.
The roads leading to Red Zone, including Serena, NADRA, Marriott, Express Chowk, and T-Cross Bari Imam, would be temporarily closed from 6am until further notice.
The police advised the public to use Margalla Road as an alternative to avoid any travel difficulties.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan is set to hold a meeting today to discuss the appointment of eight new judges to the Supreme Court.
Senator Ali Zafar, member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, has written a letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi requesting him to postpone the commission’s meeting.
He said the session be deferred until the issue of seniority is settled in the Islamabad High Court. In the letter, he said due to the recent transfer and posting of the judges, the seniority list of the IHC has changed. These developments, he opined, could have serious effects on the justice system.
Earlier on Feb 3, lawyers from the Islamabad Bar Council, Islamabad High Court Bar Association, and District Bar Association boycotted courts in protest against the transfer of judges from other high courts to the IHC.
