[Dawn] Lawyers and mediapersons entered into a brawl on the premises of the Supreme Court on Wednesday."Rule of law!"
"People's right to know!"
"A curse on yer mustache!"
"Yer mother wears combat boots!"
Senator Babar Awan and law secretary Masood Chisty were present when the incident took place however they left the spot quietly.
"Perhaps we should depart, Chisty Sahib?"
"Perhaps we should, Awan Sahib."
"And make haste, Chisty Sahib!"
"But quietly, Awan Sahib!"
"Quiet but hasty feet, don't fail us now!"
This was not the first incident when lawyers and journalists engaged in such an activity as a TV channel news hound was beaten up by lawyers in Lahore in November 2009.
"Newshound!"
"Get 'im!"
Sources in the police said two newspaper news hounds were taken to the bar room of the SC by president People`s Lawyers Forum (PLF) Raja Abdul Rehman. As they ordered for tea, a lawyer, Saifullah Khattak, approached the journalists and asked them to leave the room saying entry of mediapersons was not allowed in the hall.
"We don't want your kind here!"
During arguments that ensued,
"I don't gotta if I don't wanna an' you can't make me so there!"
"Oh, yeah?"
the lawyer allegedly abused the journalists.
"Take that! [WHACK!]"
On this, one of the news hounds slapped the lawyer after which other black coats present in the hall manhandled the journalists.
"Hey, Rube!"
Later, the administration of the bar room banned the entry of media into the hall, canteen and another room being used by journalists to take meal.
"We don't want their kind here!"
Sources said Mr Khattak had also misbehaved with PML-N`s Khawaja Asif and another news hound for their presence in the bar room earlier in the morning.
"Don't nobody be messin' wid Khattak Sahib!"
Talking to Dawn, the PLF president said intolerance in society was the main reason behind such incidents.