Summary Asma Jahangir group is winning the SCBA presidential election from the past five years.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The annual presidential elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be held tomorrow (Thursday) with a tough competition expected among the candidates.
Asma Jahangir group is winning the SCBA presidential election from the past five years resulting in an evident confidence from the lawyers side.
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar has been nominated from the Asma Jahangir group and has full support of all leading lawyers and their groups.
He is the son of former federal minister SM Zafar and is a professional lawyer.
On the other hand, Hamid Khan group has fielded Pir Kaleem Khurshid for the top slot. The candidate is a professional lawyer and is a member of Punjab Bar Council. He has remained on the post of President Lahore High Court Bar and also possesses the backing of big lawyer groups.
Besides this, renowned lawyer Aftab Bajwa from Asma Jhangeer group and Manzoor Butt from Hamid Khan group are in stiff competition for the seat of secretary.
Approximately 24 candidates are contesting in the SCBA polls whereas the total number of voters stands at 2697.
