Bar councils condemn Fawad Chaudhry's arrest.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP) and the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of PTI leader Fawad Ahmed Chaudhary. In this regard, Abid S. Zuberi President, Muqtedir Akhtar Shabbir Secretary and the members of Executive Committee of SCBAP have strongly condemned the unlawful arrest of Fawad Ahmed Chaudhary and demanded his immediate release. The SCBAP stated in a statement that besides the fact that he is a former federal minister, he is also an Advocate Supreme Court and Member of this Bar Association.

'Hence, this Association views his arrest with grave concern, particularly the way he was maltreated and handcuffed, is extremely humiliating for legal fraternity and highly condemnable,' added the association. They further said that the arrest of Fawad, merely on flimsy grounds and without any legal justification and commission of offense is utterly unjustifiable and highly condemnable act. They termed the...