Lahore: Annual elections for various bar councils across Punjab are underway, with polling ongoing in most districts, while the District Bar Sheikhupura elections have been postponed, officials said. Read more: Punjab Bar Council elections to be held on Nov 1 In Lahore, polling for the Lahore Bar Association started in the morning and will continue until 5 PM. […]
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Court extends interim bail of Rajab Butt and Nadeem Naniwala in gambling app case
A sessions court in Lahore on Tuesday extended the interim bail of YouTuber Rajab Butt and TikToker Nadeem Mubarak, popularly known as Naniwala, in cases related to the alleged promotion of a gambling application. The bail for both social media influencers has been extended until January 26. Read More: YouTuber Rajab Butt, TikToker Naniwala Arrive Safely in Islamabad […]
LHC moved against suspension of lawyer’s licence for representing TikToker Rajab Butt
LAHORE: Advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq on Friday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging the suspension of his practising licence by the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) over his appearance for TikToker Rajab Butt before a Karachi court during a lawyers’ strike. Read More: Licence of lawyer representing Rajab Butt suspended Justice Malik Awais Khalid took up […]
Violence in our courtrooms
Violence in our courtrooms, particularly by lawyers appearing before the subordinate judiciary, has become commonplace in the Punjab. Lawyers are on record having misbehaved with the chief justice of the Lahore High Court. They are known to have gone on rampage on the premises of the superior courts. In the last week of April, an […]