In Pakistan, the elderly parents of an outspoken judge of Supreme Court were murdered in mysterious circumstances in Lahore. Police are probing the possibility that the killings might be linked to several sensitive cases taken up by the judiciary. The bodies of the parents of Justice Javed Iqbal, a senior judge of the apex court, were found by tenants in their home near Cavalry Ground within Lahore's cantonment late last night. Police said, preliminary investigations suggested that Malik Abdul Hameed, an 82-year-old former police official, and Zarina, 70, were suffocated with pillows in their bedroom. A preliminary report from police said the killers ransacked the couple’s home to make the incident look like a robbery. An autopsy revealed that the judge’s parents were assaulted before being killed. Interior Ministery has formed a joint investigation team to probe the murders and sought a report from the Punjab Police chief. Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jehangir said there is a need to investigate whether there is a link between murders and sensitive cases that are being handled by Justice Iqbal. Lawyers across Pakistan called for a nation-wide strike on Wednesday to protest the killings. There was no activity at lower courts and several High Courts, including the ones in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, as lawyers stayed away from work.