The dispute between the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has reached the Supreme Court. Later, matters turned further ugly when the PBC removed the SCBA secretary and Additional Secretary Shakeel-ur-Rehman from their posts. It assigned the additional charge of the SCBA secretary to the association's Finance Secretary Hifza Bokhari. In a statement, the PBC said the SCBA secretary and additional secretary had violated the Legal Practitioner and Bar Council Act. It added that both individuals had not appeared before the PBC Executive Committee.

Source: The Express Tribune May 05, 2023 09:56 UTC