The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) ( ur, ) was established by the

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in 1973 under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. It is the highest elected body of lawyers in Pakistan. It has twenty two members elected from across 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 The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and sugges ...

Sindh Bar Council The Sindh Bar Council is a statutory regulatory body of lawyers in Sindh for safeguarding the rights, interests, rights and privileges of practicing lawyers, within the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The Council is a deliberative body which regula ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council also known as KP Bar Council is a statutory & deliberative assembly of lawyers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinc ...

Balochistan Bar Council The Balochistan Bar Council is a statutory & deliberative assembly of lawyers in Balochistan for safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, within Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Council also regulates the cond ...

and

Islamabad Bar Council The Islamabad Bar Council is a statutory & deliberative assembly of lawyers in Islamabad Capital Territory for safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, within Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. The Council als ...

). Pakistan Bar Council is a regulating authority for lawyers in Pakistan and is one of the accredited councils by the

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.Pakistan Bar Council is one of the councils accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website, Retrieved 9 August 2021 pakistan Bar Council head office is situate at supreme Court, pakistan Add by shah Nawaz Bokhari , lawyer

Composition

The Pakistan Bar Council consists of Chairman Executive Committee,

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and Members of Pakistan Bar Council elected by the Members of Provincial Bar Councils. Members serve a term of five years. The

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acts as ''

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'' Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council. Role of Attorney General is only to act as returning officer of Pakistan Bar Council elections and to publish the gazette. Attorney General does not exercise power in matters relating to functions of the Bar Council.

Electoral Officers

* Chairman Executive: The Chairman of the executive committee is

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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 is

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of Bar Council and is elected by the members of the Council in January each year. Vice Chairman is ''

'' Member of each Committee of Bar Council. However, the executive powers of Bar Council rest with Chairman Executive Committee. * Members of Pakistan Bar Council are elected after 4 years for a duration of 5 years by Elected Representatives of Lawyers of Pakistani Provincial Bar Councils.

Permanent Officer

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: A full-time employee of Grade 21, 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 act under the supervisory control of the

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of the Pakistan Bar Council.

Function

* Only those advocates recognized by the Bar Council may represent clients in all the branches of the

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. Pakistan Bar council is ..."responsible for safeguarding rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, regulating their conduct and helping in the administration of justice".

List of Elected Leaders

References

External links

* {{Authority control Pakistan Bar Council Bar Councils in Pakistan 1973 establishments in Pakistan Government agencies established in 1973 Professional associations based in Pakistan