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Posts Tagged ‘SCBA’

Anwar Manssor Khan ; New Leader of Lawyers in Pakistan

By Salman Mugsi • Apr 13th, 2010 • Category: Politics

New alignments are appearing fast on the horizon. Change is not only in the offing, but also new and steadfast leadership is appearing from within the ranks of the lawyers and their leadership is about to be changed. Supreme Court Bar Association President Qazi Anwar and his colleagues are sincerely working to defend the [...]



SCBA President Qazi Anwar Lacks the Charisma

By Tazeen • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Politics

Unlike his predecessors, the current Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Qazi Muhammad Anwar hasn’t got the magentism and the aura of someone who could ignite a nation wide upheavel for any cause. Aitzaz Ahsan and Ali Ahmed Kurd, the former SCBA presidents led a successful lawyers movement and became a national figure, but very [...]



Ali Ahmad Kurd, Asma Jehangir Turn Against Iftikhar Chaudhry

By Maria Sultan • Dec 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics

In a very interesting development, the volcanic leader of lawyers movement Ali Ahmad Kurd and the chairperson of Pakistan Human Rights Commission Asma Jehangir has spoken loud against the chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his court.
These two people were among those who were the most prominent and all important figures to play [...]



Judges Issues, Impeachment, Foreign Policy and Pakistani Voters

By Farid Masood • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Will Judges be restored, will Musharraf quit, will foreign policy be tuned as per national interests as most of the Pakistani voters wised after February 18th Elections?
I have my doubts about proper restoration of Judges at Nov 2, 2007 levels, I have my doubts about ouster of President through or without impeachment as per the [...]



Long March or Long for Ousting President

By Farid Masood • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Long March of lawyers’ community started from Karachi and Quetta is about to reach its destination (Constitutional Avenue). Where the stage has been set for the speeches by the CJP Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, retired justices, President Supreme Court Bar Association Mr Aitezaz Ahsan, Senior Lawyers Ali Ahmad Kurd etc and many present and ex-Presidents of [...]