QUETTA, June 22 Lawyers boycotted courts in several district headquarters of Balochistan on Tuesday in protest against the hanging of Jundullah leader Abdolmalek Rigi by Iranian government and kidnapping of Advocate Usman Baloch.

The call for boycott was given by the Baloch Bar Association.

Sadiq Raisani, the organiser of the association, said in a statement that lawyers boycotted courts in Quetta, Nushki, Chagai, Mustang, Kalat, Khuzdar, Hub, Panjgur, Gwadar, Turbat, Kharan, Washak, Machh, Sibi, Dera Murad Jamali and Dera Allahyar.

Unidentified people kidnapped Advocate Usman Baloch not long ago.

Meanwhile, Baloch National Front announced a three-day mourning on the death of Rigi and condemned his hanging in Iran. A statement issued by the front said a “black day” would be observed in Balochistan on Wednesday.

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