ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has condemned police raids on the residences and offices of Senator Kamran Murtaza, a former PBC vice-chairman, and Aurangzeb Khan Kakar, President of the Quetta Bar Association, as well as on the premises of other members of the legal fraternity.
In a statement issued by the Council Secretary, Vice-Chairman Pir Muhammad Masood Chishti, Chairman, Executive Committee Munir Ahmed Malik, and other members of the PBC have strongly condemned the police raids on the residences and offices of Senator Kamran Murtaza, former vice-chairman, Pakistan Bar Council and ex-president, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, and Aurangzeb Khan Kakar, President, Quetta Bar Association, as well as other members of the legal fraternity.
They expressed serious concern over these incidents and termed such actions highly unacceptable, particularly when directed against prominent members of the legal fraternity and Bar leaders. They observed that such tactics are being used as a means of political victimization and harassment, aimed at depriving individuals of their fundamental and human rights and implicating political opponents in fabricated cases. They urged the federal government, the Balochistan government and the Inspector General of Police, Balochistan, to take immediate notice, identify those responsible and initiate appropriate action against them in accordance with law.
They further emphasized that such tactics must not be repeated and the dignity, independence and respect of the legal fraternity, particularly lawyers and Bar leaders, must be protected at all costs. They also warned that if such incidents are not stopped and those responsible are not held accountable, the legal fraternity will be compelled to decide its future course of action.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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