HYDERABAD, Jan 22: A total of 19 lawyers submitted nomination forms for various offices of the Hyderabad chapter of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Tuesday. The bar’s elections were scheduled for Feb 9.

Abdul Sttar Kazi, Fazal Qadir Memon and Mohammad Yousuf Leghari submitted forms for president; Abdul Rehman Sheikh for vice-president; Allah Bachayo Soomro, Fazal Qadir Memon and Mohammad Zahid Chohan for general secretary; Ayaz Hussain Tunio, Khalilur Rehman Memon, Basharat Ali Memon for joint secretary; Syed Jawed Shah Bukhari and Mohammad Zahid Chohan for library secretary; Haji Ahmed Memon, Nadir Khan, Pir S. Mehmood Iqbal Jaffery, Khalilur Rehman Memon, Abdul Majeed Bhatti, Syed Hammad Ali Shah and Shaheen Tabassum submitted forms for member of managing committee.

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