SCBA president will be from NWFP this year

ISLAMABAD: This year the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be from the North West and Frontier Province (NWFP) according to association’s rules. Last date for the submission of nomination papers is September 20. Two senior advocates of the Supreme Court from NWFP Qazi Muhammad Jamil and Zahoor Ahmed Qureshi are in the run for the SCBA presidentship besides others. President’s post is given to every province of the country on rotation basis set in the SCBA rules. Currently, the SCBA president is from Balochistan. The SCBA has completed a provisional list of 1,286 advocates from all over the country for the forthcoming SCBA elections-2004 scheduled for October 23. According to a provisional list issued by SCBA Secretary Farooq Zaman Qureshi, a total 1,286 advocates of the Supreme Court have been enrolled as members of the bar association after completing all required formalities as provided in association’s rules. According to the list, 883 advocates of the Supreme Court will exercise their right to vote as members from Punjab including 629 members from Lahore, 155 members from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, 61 members from Multan and 38 members from Bahawalpur. Total members from Sindh 244 while enrolled in the provisional list issued by the SCBA are 112 members from NWFP. app

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