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* United candidate of PPP and PML-N is also backed by SCBA president, Asma Jahangir and more than 100 PCO judges
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have united against the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf-backed candidate in the Supreme Court Bar Association elections.
Ahmad Awais, Israrul Haq and Barrister Zafarullah are contesting for the SCBA presidents slot as the election campaign is in full swing in all provinces. The elections will be held in the last week of October.
According to details, unprecedented situation has been emerged and the PML-N and PPP have united to oppose the presidential candidate Ahmad Awais, who is the executive member of PTI as well as associated with a pro-judiciary group. Both political parties are supporting Mian Israrul Haq as he is not affiliated with any political party.
Legal experts say the PML-Ns decision to oppose the pro-judiciary candidate on basis of his affiliation with PTI might be a setback for the superior judiciary in future. In last elections, the PML-N had backed Hamid Khan groups candidate Rashid A Rizvi but he lost to Yasin Azad.
Israr is also backed by incumbent SCBA President Yasin Azad, former bar president Asma Jahangir and more than 100 PCO judges, who were removed by the SC for taking oath under PCO on November 3, 2007.
It has been learnt that PPP is trying hard for the victory of Mian Israr; therefore Peoples Lawyers Forum Chairman Sardar Latif Khosa is campaigning for him. Likewise, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has also been invited to address the lawyers on October 18.
Pakistan Bar Council Executive Member Ramzan Chaudhry, who is supporting Israr, said that their candidate would continue Azads policy regarding different political issues because they wanted to see an independent bar. He also said Senator Babar Awan had also announced to support Israr in the elections.
Ramzan claimed that the pro-government lawyers group would win the elections because most of lawyers, who were supporters of Hamid Khan in the past, had announced to support Israr in upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, Saliheen Mughal, a Hamid Khan groups candidate for additional secretary slot, has also claimed that the pro-judiciary group would win the elections. He said that their groups agenda was to work for the dignity of superior judiciary.
As many as 60 candidates are contesting the elections and 2,600 lawyers would vote on October 31. Half of the voters are in Lahore.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have united against the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf-backed candidate in the Supreme Court Bar Association elections.
Ahmad Awais, Israrul Haq and Barrister Zafarullah are contesting for the SCBA presidents slot as the election campaign is in full swing in all provinces. The elections will be held in the last week of October.
According to details, unprecedented situation has been emerged and the PML-N and PPP have united to oppose the presidential candidate Ahmad Awais, who is the executive member of PTI as well as associated with a pro-judiciary group. Both political parties are supporting Mian Israrul Haq as he is not affiliated with any political party.
Legal experts say the PML-Ns decision to oppose the pro-judiciary candidate on basis of his affiliation with PTI might be a setback for the superior judiciary in future. In last elections, the PML-N had backed Hamid Khan groups candidate Rashid A Rizvi but he lost to Yasin Azad.
Israr is also backed by incumbent SCBA President Yasin Azad, former bar president Asma Jahangir and more than 100 PCO judges, who were removed by the SC for taking oath under PCO on November 3, 2007.
It has been learnt that PPP is trying hard for the victory of Mian Israr; therefore Peoples Lawyers Forum Chairman Sardar Latif Khosa is campaigning for him. Likewise, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has also been invited to address the lawyers on October 18.
Pakistan Bar Council Executive Member Ramzan Chaudhry, who is supporting Israr, said that their candidate would continue Azads policy regarding different political issues because they wanted to see an independent bar. He also said Senator Babar Awan had also announced to support Israr in the elections.
Ramzan claimed that the pro-government lawyers group would win the elections because most of lawyers, who were supporters of Hamid Khan in the past, had announced to support Israr in upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, Saliheen Mughal, a Hamid Khan groups candidate for additional secretary slot, has also claimed that the pro-judiciary group would win the elections. He said that their groups agenda was to work for the dignity of superior judiciary.
As many as 60 candidates are contesting the elections and 2,600 lawyers would vote on October 31. Half of the voters are in Lahore.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
