Secures 18 of a total of 23 seats; forms committee on judicial reforms
ISLAMABAD:
The Asma Jahangir Group has maintained its dominance in the apex regularity body of lawyers known as the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) by securing 18 of the 23 total seats in the elections.
The same group s candidate, Khush Dil Khan, has been elected as the new vice chairman of the PBC unopposed for a period of one year. Khan is also a sitting MPA of the Awami National Party (ANP) in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly.
Interestingly, of the 23 PBC members, 18 are associated with the Asma Group. Two members from Sindh have decided to sit on the independent bench while only three PBC members of the Hamid Khan Group will be sitting on the opposition bench.
Govt beset by another setback as anti-govt lawyers win big in PBC polls
17 of 23 newly elected members belong to Asma Group, known as the Independent Lawyers Group
The lawyer called upon PBC to take steps against bullying, rowdiness and misbehavior on the part of lawyers in courts. PHOTO: RIAZ AHMED/EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime has faced another setback as the Asma Group, which is being considered as an anti-government section of lawyers, has got an overwhelming majority in the elections of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) an apex regularity body of lawyers.
The 17 members out of 23 elected from the Asma Group, which is known as the Independent Lawyers Group, in the PBC elections held on Thursday.