Karachi Lawyers News

By Asghar Azad KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the judiciary was struggling to buttress democratic and parliamentary norms and always worked within its limits. Addressing the oath taking ceremony of the entrants of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA), he said that the judiciary had closed the door on martial law by voiding November 3, 2007 order. “In any democratic setup the judiciary has to act as an independent institution exercising jurisdictions within its constitutional domain,” he said, adding that the legislature and executive are also independent and they are also bound to exercise their authorities. “Judiciary is the custodian of constitution and has to check constitutional deviation and arbitrary uses of power by other institutions,” he said. “In the present democratic setup, judiciary is trying to buttress democratic and parliamentary norms and it has never tried to assume the role of the exe

Khalid Mumtaz General Secretary KBA Mehmoodul Hassan advocate has been elected as the president of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA), as per unofficial results. Polling for the bar elections- 2012 took place on Saturday in which 5,633 registered lawyers cast their votes. Mehmoodul Hassan and Salahuddin Gandapur were vying for the slot of president. According to unofficial results, Nasir Mehmood was elected vice-president, Khalid Mumtaz general secretary, Shazia Manzoor joint secretary, Naeem Memon treasurer and Shazia Latif as librarian.(DN Report)

 Mohammad Aqil Advocate President elect Karachi Bar Association for 2011 According to the results of the 64th annual elections held in Karachi Bar Association (KBA), Mohammed Aaqil has been elected for the office of presidency while Haider Imam Rizvi has been elected Secretary of the association, Geo News reported. Haider Imam Rizvi - KBA General Secretary elect For 2011 The 64th annual elections of KBA were held in City Court on Saturday where only journalists and law practitioners were allowed entry. It is pertinent to mention here that a number of 58 candidates took part on as many as 21 seats in KBA. Victorious advocate, Mohammed Aaqil, won with a big margin as he secured 1708 votes against his front running opponent Naeem Qureshi, who got 1565 votes. Over 60 percent turnout was recorded for the first time in KBA elections on Saturday wherein a total of 3429 votes were cast. An unorthodox participation was noticed in KBA polls owing to provincial holiday and extraordinar

The annual elections of Karachi Bar Association KBA for the year 2010-2011 will be held tomorrow (December 4) for office bearers and the members of the Managing Committee. Chief Election Commission District & Sessions Judge Sadiq Hussain Bhatti will supervise the election process. According to the election commission 58 candidates are in the field for 21 posts of KBA. Tough contest is likely to be witnessed for some posts, as the candidates are claiming supports of the majority of members. Two-time elected secretary of KBA Naeem Qureshi now contesting for the post of president, wherein Muhammad Aqil Awan is contesting against him. Similarly, six candidates are in the field for the post of vice president including, Abdul Hameed Yousufi, Dilawar Hussain, Masood Hussain Jan, Eithisham-ullah Khan, Muhammad Ali and Tariq Ali. Four contenders have filed their nominations including Abdul Wahab Baloch, Khalid Mumtaz, Syed Hyder Imam Rizvi and Syed Muhammad Shuja Abbas filed for the secret