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Peshwar Bar Association held General House Meeting

A general body meeting of the Peshawar Bar Association was conducted on September 9, 2023, and it was presided over by Ashfaq Ahmad Khalil Advocate, president of the Peshawar Bar. The gathering was called in order to stage a protest against rising prices for goods including electricity, gas and petrol. Ashfaq Ahmad Khalil Advocate, the …

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Lahore High Court Bar Association released a press to Boycott Court Proceedings along with SCBA

On 11th September Lahore High Court Bar Association issue notice to show support in the protest announced by Supreme Court Bar Association on 14th September, Thurday at Lawyers convention. In the convention, SCBA called all Bar Associations throughout Pakistan to jointly protest against the constitutional violence in the country and the rising inflation. LHBA called …

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Islamabad Club filed Petition in IHC against Public Declaration order of PIC

One of the most Luxurious Islamabad Club filed petition against Pakistan Information Commission’s (PIC) for enforcing to show information about its land’s lease, payments and area size public. In the petition, the secretary of the Islamabad Club argued that the information commission had directed disclosure of information regarding “the total land area of the Islamabad …

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Sindh Bar Council Challenges the Military trial of Civilians in Supreme Court

On Wednesday, the Sindh Bar Council (SBC) petitioned the Supreme Court in opposition to the Official Secrets (Amendment) Act of 2023 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act of 2023. The SBC claimed in its petition that, in addition to being unconstitutional, charging the accused in relation to the various violent acts committed during the May …

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Pakistan Bar Council upholds that President should announce the date of National Election

On Tuesday, 5th September Pakistan Bar Council holds “All Pakistan Lawyers Representative Conference” highlighting the national emergency and Constitutional default whereby the members opinionated certain factors. The conference conveys agendas’ of Constitutional crisis, registration of Fake FIR’s and raid on lawyers houses, missing persons, rising priced of petrol and electricity and reference against Supreme Court …

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Umer Ata Bandial critiqued the fact that the CJP’s authority had been limited to rubber stamp’ status in Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023

On Thursday, in Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) petition against Amendment in the NAB Ordinance that will take effect in 2023 the Chief Justice of Pakistan observed that “several good amendments have been introduced” as well, but regretted that not only were there “inconsistencies” between laws but that the CJP’s powers had …

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District Bar Association Hyderabad Arranged all Pakistan Tour

District Bar Association Hyderabad arranges  all Pakistan tour from 13th of July. Hyderabad Advocates must register themselves till 11th July 2:00 pm at District Bar Association Clerk office. The trip is partially  sponsored by the Bar and partially will be beared by the member at the cost of twenty five thousand rupees.   Reported by: …

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Justice Mussarat Hilali has been approved by Judicial Commission for SC Judge

Mussarat Hilali, the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), has been promoted to the Supreme Court by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). According to sources, the JCP meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, reached a unanimous conclusion. In a press release on …

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