Qalb-e-Hassan wins SCBA president elections.

Byline: Ashraf Javed

LAHORE -- Leading lawyer Syed Qalb-e-Hassan, backed by late Asma Jahangir group, won elections for year 2019-20 of the Supreme Court Bar Association in a close contest. According to unofficial results announced in Lahore late Thursday, Shamim-ur-Rehman Malik of Hamid Khan group clinched the victory for the slot of secretary. Hassan defeated his rival Shoaib Shaheen with 1,381 votes. Shaheen got 950. Lawyers started dancing on drum beats and showered roses on the winners as unofficial results were declared at the Lahore Registry building. As part of the rotation policy, the top slot for the year 2019-20 had been reserved for Islamabad from where Mr Hassan belongs to. Following the announcement, Qalbe-Hassan briefly addressed his charged supporters and vowed to fulfil what he pledged during the election campaign.

He thanked his voters and said that he would try his level best to serve the legal community during his tenure...

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