Aitzaz Ahsan condemns lawyers' attack over PIC, terms it shameful act.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan People's Party leader and senior lawyer, Aitzaz Ahsan has denounced the act of lawyers who attacked the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC).

Speaking to media, Aitzaz termed lawyers' violence a 'shameful' act and added that the many lawyers among the protesters who would be contesting elections in January.

'They are destroying defaming the legal fraternity and my head is bowed with shame. They shouldn't be allowed to contest the polls, nor should anyone vote for them,' he added.

The senior lawyer said the Punjab Bar Council should have not given the strike call.

Holding the government responsible over the act, Aitzaz Ahsan...

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