Woman threatens self-immolation after meeting with CJ denied.

Byline: Rana Yasif

LAHORE -- A woman threatened self-immolation at the Lahore Supreme Court Registry after she managed to breach the first line of security and sprinkled kerosene over herself. The chain of events transpired as Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar was about to leave the premises.

Others, whose cases had not been heard for a long time, were also protesting outside the court.

Hassina Bibi demanded a meeting with the CJP as her property had been occupied by land grabbers and she was moving from pillar to post to be heard. 'Give me justice. I have to meet the chief [justice] for that,' said Hassina as she was being bundled into a police van.

The woman tried to free herself from the police and managed to get out of the van. However, all her efforts were in vain and she was finally taken to the police station concerned. The other protesters, who first came forward to help the woman, soon backtracked for fear of arrest.

The police officials deployed at the whistled out for backup, while officials took their position to seemingly clear the road. They adopted a rough tone with some motorists who were being forced to leave the area immediately.

Another family sensed the CJP was about to leave the court premises and tried to cross the first layer of security to stop his vehicle. They were hoping to express their grief, but security officials kept them at bay.

The husband, wife and their three daughters wept outside the court as they were not being allowed appear before the country's top judge. They claimed that a land grabber named Nawaz Butt had occupied their 10-marla property in Sabzazar Iqbal Town. The family added that neither was their...