Disagreement grows within SCBA groups of Asma Jahangir, Hamid Khan

Differences between the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) SCBA) elected members of the Asma Jahangir and Hamid Khan groups are intensified as a major faction of the Bar's Executive Committee boycotted the Lawyers' Seminar to be held told on Thursday, June 15 at Lahore High Court Bar.
According to the 24News HD TV channel, the majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Asma Jahangir Group expressed reservations over the actions of the SCBA president and secretary.
The Asma Jahangir group members complained that this lawyers' seminar was not approved by the SCBA executive committee members and it is also compulsory to give a notice fifteen days before the meeting of the Bar, which was not given.
They said when they were not informed formally about the seminar then why should they participate in it?
A statement has been issued by the majority members of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court condemning the incidents of arson and encirclement on May 9 and urged that those involved in the events of May 9 should be prosecuted according to law.
The statement of the executive committee members of the Asma Jahangir group said that a program has been made to give foreign tours to the lawyers under an expensive package without the early approval of the SCBA's Executive Committee.
While some pending agendas of the Bar have also not been approved yet and the recruitment of new employees and approval of the rules was also not taken as well as nothing is being done for the development of the lawyers' housing society.

Reporter: Malik Ashraf