Bar-bench relationship continues to fray
Month-long tussle began after dispute between lawyers and a civil judge
The authority failed to appoint a prosecutor despite repeated court orders. PHOTO: EXPRESS
LAHORE:
The relation between bar and bench at Faisalabad courts has hit a new low as the judges were not ready to compromise on humiliation of one of their colleague at the hands of lawyers.
Reportedly, the lawyers believed the fault was at judge’s side who misconstrued the facts and got registered an FIR against a lawyer who was being stated by the judges as an alleged “assailant”.
Sources claimed that representatives of Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) and other bar councils met thrice with Lahore High Court (LHC)’s Chief Justice (CJ) Muhammad Ameer Bhatti to get resolved the matter but the lawyers could not succeed in convincing the LHC CJ over the misconduct of a PbBC member with the civil judge.
July 14, 2021
LAHORE: The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) Tuesday suspended the legal practicing licence of Advocate Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on a complaint of the counsel for the widow of Nawab Akbar Bugti, who also got an FIR registered against him.
Islampura police had lodged the case on the complaint of Shahzadi Nargis, who accused Advocate Niazi of attacking her when she appeared before a sessions court to secure bail in a case of cyber crime, registered by the FIA. The agency had lodged a case against Nargis on a complaint of her former daughter-in-law, namely Wishah Abubakar, for sharing her objectionable pictures and videos on social media. She also accused her former husband Shahzawar Bugti of subjecting her to physical torture and extending life threats to her. Advocate Niazi is the legal counsel for Ms Abubakar. In his complaint to the PbBC, Advocate Ayaz Butt, the counsel for Ms Nargis, narrated the same allegations mentioned in the FIR alread
Imran Khan s nephew barred from practicing law for attacking ex Balochistan governor s widow ANI | Updated: Jul 14, 2021 08:05 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): The bar council of Pakistan s Punjab has suspended the licence of Prime Minister Imran Khan s nephew over allegations of attacking the widow of former Balochistan governor Nawab Akbar Bugti.
Dawn reported that Hassaan Khan Niazi, the nephew of the prime minister has been punished by Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) vice-chairman Amjad Iqbal Khan on Tuesday along with four other people while hearing a complaint filed by Shahzadi Nargis.
The copy of the order stated that in view of the serious allegations against Niazi, his licence to practice as an advocate was being suspended and the matter was being referred to the bar council s executive committee for further proceedings on July 17, Dawn further reported.
LAHORE: The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) on Tuesday suspended the legal practicing licence of Advocate Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on a complaint of the counsel of Balochistan former governor Nawab Akbar Bugti’s widow, who also got an FIR registered against him.
Islampura police had lodged the case on the complaint of Shahzadi Nargis who accused Advocate Niazi of attacking her when she appeared before a sessions court to secure bail in a case of cyber crime registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The agency had lodged a case against Nargis on a complaint of her former daughter in-law namely Wishah Abubakar for sharing her objectionable pictures and videos on social media. She also accused her former husband Shahzawar Bugti of subjecting her to physical torture and extending life threats to her.
July 14, 2021
LAHORE: The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) Tuesday suspended the legal practicing licence of Advocate Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on a complaint of the counsel for the widow of Nawab Akbar Bugti, who also got an FIR registered against him.
Islampura police had lodged the case on the complaint of Shahzadi Nargis, who accused Advocate Niazi of attacking her when she appeared before a sessions court to secure bail in a case of cyber crime, registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The agency had lodged a case against Nargis on a complaint of her former daughter-in-law, Wishah Abubakar, for sharing her objectionable pictures and videos on social media. She also accused her former husband Shahzawar Bugti of subjecting her to physical torture and extending life threats to her.