Pakistan Bar Council

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Pakistan Bar Council was established by the Parliament in 1973 under The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. It is the highest elected body of lawyers in Pakistan with the Attorney General of Pakistan as its ex-officio chairman. In addition, it has twenty members elected throughout the country representing each province. The Members of the Pakistan Bar Council are elected on the basis of a single transferable vote by the members of the Provincial Bar Councils. The Council also elects its vice-chairman every year from amongst its elected Members.