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More than 4,000 lawyers will exercise their right to vote in the ongoing SCBA polls.

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The Supreme Court Bar Association 2024–25 election is under underway, with over 4,000 attorneys nationwide casting ballots to choose their leaders.

In Lahore, voting is presently taking place at the Supreme Court Registry.

Seventeen applicants are vying for eight Supreme Court Bar seats.

1,414 Supreme Court Bar counsel electors who have registered will use their right to vote in Lahore.

There will likely be fierce competition between the leading contenders backed by Mian Rauf Atta of the Asma Jahangir independent group and Munir Ahmed Kakar of the Hamid Khan Professional Group. For the coveted position of SCBA President, both are competing.

For the post of Secretary SCBA, Salman Mansoor and Malik Zahid Aslam Awan are running.

The following registered advocates will exercise their right to vote: 1404 from Lahore, 263 from Balochistan, 517 from KPK, 683 from Sindh, 111 from Bahawalpur, 769 from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and 274 from Multan.

Overseeing the elections is the Supreme Court Bar Association. The Supreme Court Lahore Registry is one of the polling places nationwide with strict security measures in place, and every effort has been made to ensure that the election is transparent. The results of today’s polling will be made public immediately after it closes at 5 p.m.

Balochistan High Court building polling for Supreme Court Bar Association Elections is in progress.

In Quetta, Balochistan, there are 263 registered attorneys who are eligible to cast ballots in the Supreme Court Bar Election.

Currently, more than fifty votes have been cast.

At the Balochistani High Court, voting will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Independent Group’s Muhammad Rauf Atta from Balochistan and Professional Group’s Munir Ahmad Khan Kakar are anticipated to face off in a fierce contest for the presidency.

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On February 6, 2025, IHC will consider a plea against the X prohibition in Pakistan.

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Chief Justice Aamir Farooq of the Islamabad High Court will hear the lawsuit contesting the social media app X’s ban on February 6, 2025.

Numerous delays have affected the petition, which was last heard on April 17, 2024. Hearings were originally planned for May 2 and June 11, 2024, but those dates were not feasible.

On November 22, 2024, the court granted a miscellaneous application for an early hearing. A hearing date of February 6, 2025, was confirmed by the Registrar Office after Chief Justice Aamir Farooq ordered that the case be rescheduled after the winter break.

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The Prime Minister orders the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Syria.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the creation of an action plan for the quick and safe evacuation of Pakistanis who want to leave Syria and return through nearby nations.

He stated that measures should be taken to ensure the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Syria in light of the current circumstances there while presiding over a conference in Islamabad about the subject.

According to him, the government’s first priority is to ensure the safety of Pakistanis living in Syria, and all available resources should be used to achieve this goal.

Additionally, the prime minister directed the Pakistani embassy in Damascus to set up a helpline and information center for Pakistani nationals.

He ordered the Pakistani embassies in Syria and its neighboring countries to maintain their information desks and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ crisis management section operating around the clock till the security situation improves.

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PM Offers Condolences to Turkish President for Six Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Turkey

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Regarding the death of six Turkish troops in a helicopter crash in Isparta, Turkey, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan his deepest sympathies.

Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, posted on social media on Saturday to express his sadness and grief over the deaths of six Turkish troops.

Additionally, he expressed his sympathies to the Turkish people and the families who lost loved ones in the terrible event.

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