Association notes case filing did not follow proper procedure, is inappropriate and threatening to the profession
Lawyers stage protest on MA Jinnah Road on Tuesday over registration of FIR against lawyers who allegedly attacked YouTuber Rajab Butt in the City Courts premises on Monday. Photo: Express
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court Bar Association has strongly condemned the registration of an FIR against Advocate Abdul Fattah Chandio, Advocate Riaz Ali Solangi, and 15 other lawyers, terming it a misuse of legal process for allegedly attacking YouTuber Rajab Butt.
The association noted that the case was filed on the request of a lawyer from outside Sindh without following proper procedure, which should have been routed through the Sindh Bar Council.
It stressed that filing an FIR against fellow lawyers at the behest of a client is inappropriate and poses a serious threat to the independence of the legal profession. The Bar demanded immediate corrective measures to safeguard the rights of the legal community.
Separately, police registered FIR No. 2025/290 at City Court police station on the complaint of Barrister Ali Ashfaq. He alleged that on December 29, 2025, while accompanying his client Razaq Butt for a bail hearing in a blasphemy-related case, Butt was attacked near the West Building inside City Court premises.
