Lawyers protest in Karachi against PIC attack

KARACHI: A group of lawyers of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday protested against the recent attack on the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) at Karachi’s Do Talwar area.

Lawyers could be seen at the city’s busy Do Talwar area, were carrying placards and shouted slogans condemning the attack on PIC.

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A large group of lawyers attacked the PIC on Wednesday. The lawyers beat up doctors, vandalised public property, clashed with police and beat up Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz Chohan. 

Following the lawyers’ attack, a woman died due to lack of medical attention, while several patients were forced out of the building to sit on footpaths. 

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Videos of the incident shared on Twitter showed police officials, clad in riot gear, were rendered helpless as a swarm of lawyers, outnumbering the law enforcement personnel, broke the entrance of the hospital.