{
  "id": 5771351,
  "title": "Eight Pakistan Bar Council members reject proposed changes to council rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/eight-pakistan-bar-council-members-reject-proposed-changes-to-council",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T12:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027692/eight-pakistan-bar-council-members-reject-proposed-changes-to-council-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council have objected to proposed changes to the council's rules that would make its proceedings and deliberations confidential. The members, including Abid Shahid Zuberi and Qazi Muhammad Arshad, argue that the council should operate with transparency as it is an elected body representing the entire legal fraternity. They stated in a letter to the PBC secretary that all proceedings of the council should be open, as it is not a private club or secretive government agency. The proposed amendment, if approved, would classify all acts, proceedings, deliberations, and business of the PBC and its committees as confidential and prohibited from disclosure to anyone without express authorization from the council or relevant committee. The members also criticized the manner in which the proposed rule was introduced, suggesting that it was done through a circular resolution rather than a proper meeting, which is required by Rule 91 of the Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976. They emphasized that the council must be transparent and open to scrutiny by the more than 100,000 lawyers it represents and the public.",
  "summary": "Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have rejected proposed amendments seeking to make the council’s proceedings and deliberations confidential, saying the regulatory body of the legal fraternity should instead operate with transparency. In a letter to the PBC secretary, the eight members — Abid Shahid Zuberi, Muhammad Maqsood Buttar, M Shafqat Mehmood-Chauhan, Munir Ahmed Kakar, Abdul…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Eight Pakistan Bar Council members reject proposed changes to council rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/eight-pakistan-bar-council-members-reject-proposed-changes-to-council-5771709",
        "published": "2026-09-05T12:00:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}