KARACHI, June 16: Advocate Farooq H. Naek, a member of the sub-committee of the Senate standing committee on law and parliamentary affairs examining amendments to the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, has accepted a representation made by the Karachi Bar Association in respect of the amendment bill, according to a press release.
The association has opposed the proposed amendment enhancing the qualifying practice of two years in lower courts for enrolment as an advocate of the high court to five years. It said the enhancement would violate the fundamental right to freedom of trade and profession conferred by Article 18 of the Constitution.
The KBA thanked the senator for accepting its representation, the release said.
