LAHORE: A general house meeting of the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) on Wednesday nominated Advocate Shamshad Ahmad Bajwa as its representative/member on the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to appoint judges.

Advocate Asad Mahmood Abbasi resigned as member of the JCP following his nomination for appointment as additional judge of the Lahore High Court.

In a post-meeting media talk, PbBC Vice Chairman Babar Waheed said, “Mr Bajwa is a professional lawyer and will play a positive role as a representative of the bar in the upcoming meeting of the JCP on Dec 21.”

Pakistan Bar Council’s members Ahsan Bhoon and Tahir Nasarullah Warraich, Lahore Bar Association’s president Munir Hussain Bhatti and other leaders were also present on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2024

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