Pakistan Bar Council

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The Pakistan Bar Council is the apex statutory body regulating the legal profession and representing lawyers at the national level in Pakistan.

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instanceOf bar council
professional regulatory body
statutory body
affiliatedWith Supreme Court of Pakistan (for enrollment of advocates)
country Pakistan
elects members of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan from the bar
establishedBy Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973
foundationYear 1973
governingBody Pakistan Bar Council General Body
hasOrgan Disciplinary Committee of Pakistan Bar Council
Executive Committee of Pakistan Bar Council
Legal Education Committee of Pakistan Bar Council
hasRole advising the federal government on legal profession matters
coordination with provincial bar councils
disciplinary control over advocates
enrollment of advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
protection of rights and interests of advocates
regulation of legal education standards for advocates
representation of the legal profession at national level
headquartersLocation Islamabad
jurisdiction Pakistan
languageOfWork English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
legalStatus apex statutory body for lawyers in Pakistan
purpose maintenance of professional standards of advocates
regulation of the legal profession in Pakistan
safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of advocates
regulates legal profession in Pakistan
represents lawyers in Pakistan
supervises Balochistan Bar Council
Islamabad Bar Council
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council
Punjab Bar Council
Sindh Bar Council
provincial bar councils in Pakistan
typeOfOrganization self-governing body of lawyers
website http://www.pakistanbarcouncil.org

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University of the Punjab affiliation Pakistan Bar Council
Islamia University of Bahawalpur affiliation Pakistan Bar Council
Faculty of Law, University of the Punjab hasAffiliation Pakistan Bar Council
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
Pakistan Bar Council governingBody Pakistan Bar Council General Body
linked to: Pakistan Bar Council
Pakistan Bar Council hasOrgan Executive Committee of Pakistan Bar Council
linked to: Pakistan Bar Council
Pakistan Bar Council hasOrgan Legal Education Committee of Pakistan Bar Council
linked to: Pakistan Bar Council
University of Swat affiliation Pakistan Bar Council