Pakistan Bar Council
| Pakistan Bar Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Body |
| Purpose/focus | Bar associations |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Region served | Pakistan |
| Official languages | English |
Pakistan Bar Council was established by the Parliament in 1973 under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. It is the highest elected body of lawyers. it has twenty members elected throughout the country representing each province. The Members of the Pakistan Bar Council are elected on the basis of a single transferable vote by the members of the Provincial Bar Councils. i.e, Punjab Bar Council, Sindh Bar Council, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Bar Council and Balochistan Bar Council
Contents |
[edit] Composition
The Pakistan Bar Council consists of Chairman Executive Committee, Vice Chairman and Members of Pakistan Bar Council elected by the Members of Provincial Bar Councils. Members serve a term of five years. The Attorney General for Pakistan acts as ex officio Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council.
[edit] Electoral Officers
- Chairman Executive: The Chairman of the Executive Committe is Chief Executive of Bar Council and is elected by the members of the Council in each year. Chairman Executive Committee has full authority to decide matters of Bar Council in every aspect.
- Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman is presiding officer of Bar Council and is Elected by the members of the Council in January each year. Vice Chairman is ex officio Member of each Committee of Bar Council.
- Members of Pakistan Bar Council are Elected after 4 years for a duration of 5 years by Elected Representatives of Lawyers of in Provincial Bar Councils.
[edit] Permanent Officer
- Secretary: A full-time employee, responsible to perform duties enshrined under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973. Subject to the provisions of the act and the rules the secretary shall, under the supervisory control of the Executive Committee
[edit] Function
- Only those advocates recognized by the Bar Council may represent clients in the all Branches of Supreme Court of Pakistan
[edit] Current Elect-orals and Officer
- Chairman Executive : Asrar-ul-Haq Mian
- Vice Chairman: Latif Afridi
- Secretary :
[edit] See also
- Punjab Bar Council
- Chairman Executive, Punjab Bar Council
- Vice Chairman, Punjab Bar Council
- Fakhruddin G. Ebrahimi
- Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBA)
- Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHBA)
- Aitzaz Ahsan
- Makhdoom Ali Khan
- Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig
- Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel
- Qazi Anwar
- Chaudhry Mohammad Ashraf Wahlah
