{"id":14255,"date":"2026-09-05T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=14255"},"modified":"2026-09-05T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:59:29","slug":"eight-pbc-members-reject-proposed-change-in-councils-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=14255","title":{"rendered":"Eight PBC members reject proposed change in council\u2019s constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Saturday rejected a proposed amendment to Rule 97-A of the Council rules under which there is a suggestion to keep proceedings of the Bar confidential as well as classified.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight members also objected to the approval of the proposed amendment through a circular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The members were of the view that they had not been informed of the reasons for a change in the rule in a rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The members opined that changes such as the one proposed, which had far-reaching consequences, should be approved at a meeting rather than through a circular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They further said that the PBC was a legal and constitutional body of elected legal experts, and not a private club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The members demanded that proceedings of the Council should be transparent, and an exemption could only be granted in disciplinary matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, they said that the proposed amendment was a violation of Article 19 of the constitution, which guaranteed freedom of expression to citizens. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAK SOUCH MEDIA GROUP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Pak Souch Newspaper Sukkur \u2013 Daily Pak Special Newspaper Karachi \u2013 Daily Pak Today Newspaper Karachi &#8211; 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