Tag: Pbc

PBC urges govt to allow Nawaz to travel abroad without guarantee

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday urged the federal government to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for medical...

PBC threatens protests if ‘Azadi March’ disrupted

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Tuesday said the legal fraternity will “not hesitate to launch a nationwide campaign of protest” if the...

PBC gives call for countrywide strike on July 13

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council has given a call for a countrywide strike on July 13 on the presidential reference against the judges, saying the...

PBC announces countrywide strike on Thursday

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Wednesday announced full-day strike throughout the country to protest against the decision of National Judicial Policy Making Committee...

PBC seeks Law Minister Farogh Naseem’s removal from council

Members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have reached out to the Supreme Court (SC), seeking the removal of Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem...

PBC asks top court to regulate suo motu powers

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has lodged a demand with the Supreme Court (SC) to regulate its suo motu powers under Article 184(3) of...

Cumulative loss of 5 govt institutions has reached Rs1tr, Fawad tells...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday informed the Senate that cumulative loss of five government institutions had reached Rs 1...

Info minister calls Opp members ‘thieves’, triggers protest

--PPP leaders move privilege motion against Fawad Chaudhry for offensive tweet, minister digs in heels but later apologises for remarks --Fawad Chaudhry had accused PPP's...

SC abolishes 3-year LLB programme w.e.f Dec 31

Only 5-year long course to be offered with annual semester system 11 universities allowed to offer affiliations No evening classes to take place...

PBC striving to promote music, culture

ISLAMABAD: Radio Pakistan Director General Shafqat Jalil has said that Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is striving to promote music and culture of Pakistan. He said this...

PBC urges apex court to regulate suo motu powers

Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) passed a unanimous resolution in its 223rd meeting and urged the Supreme Court (SC) to define the parameters of the...

PBC’s income to be raised through marketing, Senate told

  ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Tuesday that a plan is being executed to raise the income of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) through marketing. Replying...

QAU law department still not accredited by PBC, students face uncertain...

ISLAMABAD: Despite being the top-ranked higher education institute of the country, the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) is running its B.A. LL.B Programme without fulfilling the...

PM calls for reflective Independence Day celebrations: Marriyum

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has—as per the aspiration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—directed Pakistan Television (PTV) and Pakistan Broadcasting Corporations (PBC) to refresh the...

Atif Bajwa elected PBC Chairman

  Bank Alfalah President and CEO Atif Aslam Bajwa was unanimously elected Chairman of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) at the 54th meeting of the...

Khawaja ends ‘eventful’ 23 days as top judge

In a setting involving cancellation of Barrister Ali Zafar’s license and lawyers’ boycott of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S Khawaja’s farewell parties, former attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) and chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council, Irfan Qadir served a platter of accusations to the state head against the outgoing chief judge who served for a record shortest term of 23 days.

Of CJP farewell’s dwindling guest list…

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) spent Monday pondering over the issue of its participation in Chief Justice of Pakistan(CJP) Jawad S Khawaja’s farewell ceremony today (Tuesday).