PBC told to ensure quota in law colleges for differently abled, transgender people.

ISLAMABAD -- A senior member of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has asked the top regulatory body to ensure quota in law colleges for differently abled people, minorities and transgender people.

In a letter, Advocate Raheel Kamran Sheikh reminded members of the PBC that while framing the Pakistan Bar Council Legal Education Rules, 2015, and proposing amendments, the council had completely overlooked the fact that there was a dire need to make access to legal education more diverse and inclusive for the marginalised segments of society.

For this purpose, he said, the council should consider introducing quotas in law...

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