PTI-backed candidate elected SCBA president
Rasheed A Rizvi was elected as Supreme Court Bar Association president by securing 1289 votes.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidate, Rasheed A Rizvi of Hamid Khan group, was elected as Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president on Monday, Dunya News reported.
This was the first victory of Hamid Khan group against Asma Jahangir group in the Supreme Court Bar Association annual elections in the past six years.
Rasheed A Rizvi secured 1289 votes and elected as new SCBA president. Farooq H Naik of Asma Jahangir group, who was jointly backed by Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz, remained second by obtaining 1060 votes.
Asma Jahangir group suffered another defeat in today’s election when their candidate Safdar Tarar was defeated by Hamid Khan group’s Aftab Bajwa for the post of secretary.
Aftab Bajwa was elected as news SCBA secretary by grabbing 1060 votes while Safdar Tarar remained runners up by getting 945 votes.
According to unofficial results, the turn out in the Supreme Court Bar Association was 81 per cent.
