Lawyers booked for aerial firing in Lahore
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Two cases were registered under seven serious provisions in Islampura Police Station against lawyers for resorting to celebratory aerial firing following Lahore Bar elections, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
Punjab Bar Council has cancelled licences of the lawyers responsible for the aerial firing.
According to the police, one case was registered on the complaint of the police and the other on the complaint of a citizen.
Many videos of the lawyers firing with modern weapons went viral on social media. Their indiscriminate firing panicked the citizens in the locality.
The police said that the lawyers put people's lives at risk.
Consequently, the Punjab Bar Council identified the lawyers who opened the fire, and cancelled their licenses in the wake of firing.
Reporter: Abid Chaudhry