August 05 , 2021

CORRIGENDUM REGARDING TODAY’S PRESS RELEASE OF THE PAKISTAN BAR COUNCIL.

Apropos to today’s Press Release of the Pakistan Bar Council in respect of approval of Resolution passed in Joint meeting of representatives of the Bar Councils and Bar Associations held on 04-08-2021 regarding nomination of Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Judge, Sindh High Court to the apex Court by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

It is clarified that Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek and Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, learned Members left Pakistan Bar Council’s meeting held on 5th August 2021 when this matter was taken up. The Council considered this Resolution when they were not in the meeting.

Therefore, Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek and Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, learned Members, PBC were not present in the meeting when Resolution of Joint meeting of representatives of Bar Councils and Bar Associations regarding nomination of Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar was considered and approved by the Pakistan Bar Council in its 234th meeting held today i.e. 05-08-2021. It was approved/adopted by the Council in their absence.

Their names were inadvertently mentioned in the Press Release issued by the Pakistan Bar Council earlier today.

(Gulzar Ahmad)
Acting Secretary
Pakistan Bar Council