Lawyers continue strike in Pak's Balochistan over compensation

Lawyers in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province have been boycotting court proceedings for the past 16 days over compensation to the victims of the August 8 suicide bombing that killed 74 people, causing trouble to the poople.
President of Balochistan High Court Bar Abdul Ghani Khiljee today said lawyers have boycotted court proceedings throughout the province since the suicide bombing.
"We realise the hardships being faced by people who have cases pending in courts and discussions are being held among the lawyers to decide when to resume duties," he said.
Khilji said the lawyers were continuing their strike as many of their colleagues injured in the suicide blast at the entrance of a Civil Hospital were still to get compensation.

The blast occured when 200 lawyers had gathered outside the hospital's emergency ward in the provincial capital Quetta after a senior lawyer was shot dead earlier that day on August 8.
The bombing paralysed the judicial system in Balochistan as most of the people killed were lawyers fighting scores of legal cases in the province.
Balochistan has been often hit by militants, and separatists who demand more autonomy in the province. Outlawed outfits have also carried out sectarian killings of Shia Hazaras and targeted police and security officials.