Senior lawyer laid to rest as legal fraternity boycotts courts.

PESHAWAR -- Funeral prayer for Latif Afridi was held on Tuesday as the lawyers went on strike in protest over the murder of Latif Afridi, a prominent lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. People from all walks of life, including the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, ministers, lawmakers, and attorneys, gathered for the senior lawyer's burial prayer at Baagh: e: Naraan in Hayatabad amid strict security. Lawyers' organisations have declared a threeday mourning period in response to the murder. Adnan Sami Afridi, the suspect in Latif Afridi's murder, appeared before a judge on Tuesday. After the judge issued a two: day remand, the accused was turned over to the police. According to the police, the suspect was caught from the Peshawar High Court grounds not long after opening fire on Latif Afridi inside the bar room. Many others were concerned about security, wondering how someone could obtain a gun inside the protected building if protection was adequate. Latif Afridi, 79, was a prominent politician and lawyer who also served in the...