A video of lawyers firing shots in the air to celebrate their victory in the annual elections of the Karachi Bar Association has surfaced online, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The elections were held on Saturday and the final results were announced on the same day.
Amir Nawaz Waraich was elected as the President of the association with 2737 votes, while Nasrullah Jalbani became the Vice President with 2257 votes. Akhtar Ali Chana secured the position of General Secretary with 1687 votes, and Jahanzeb Murree was chosen as the Joint Secretary with 1893 votes. Raheel Samsam, Sheikh Kashif Amjad, and Ayaz Solangi were elected as the Treasurer, Librarian, and Managing Committee Chairperson respectively.
The other ten members of the Managing Committee were Adnan Farooq, Abdul Fahim, Abdul Qadir Soomro, Fauzia Fateh, Zafar Baloch, Zahid Hussain, Hasina Tabsam, Abdul Malik, Muhammad Aslam, and Tahir Mehmood.
The winners and their supporters celebrated their victory by distributing sweets, chanting slogans, and firing shots in the air outside the city court.
The video of the aerial firing has sparked outrage and criticism from the public and the authorities.