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MULTAN, Jul 28 (APP):A group of senior lawyers staged a peaceful sit-in in Multan demanding that the court fee of Rs 500 being charged in Multan and Bahawalpur for registered copies of documents be brought down to Rs 50, the level being charged in Lahore.
The sit-in was led by prominent legal figures including former presidents of High Court Bar Multan, Syed Riaz-ul-Hassan Gilani, Mehmood Ashraf Khan, Khalid Ashraf Khan, Chaudhry Muhammad Akram, Athar Shah Bukhari, Mehboob Ali Sandeela, Nasheed Arif Gondal, Khalid Farooq, Sheikh Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Hussain Babar, Rao Shiraz Ahmad, Akram Bhatti, Bushra Naqvi, Naveed Hashmi, Ishtiaq Shah, and Waseem Mumtaz.
Addressing the gathering, the speakers highlighted that while the court fee for a certified copy in Lahore stands at Rs. 50, the same service in Multan costs Rs. 500. They demanded end to the inequality and urged authorities concerned to bring this fee down to Rs 50 in Multan and Bahawalpur.
The lawyers announced to hold weekly sit-ins at tehsil level across south Punjab and added they would begin their long march to Lahore if their demand was not accepted.
The protest concluded peacefully, with a renewed pledge to continue efforts for equality across all regions of Punjab.