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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Bar Council has suspended the Islamabad District Bar’s notification asking its members to submit affidavits declaring their faith on the Finality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by the end of January.
"Failing which would lead to suspension of their membership from the lawyers’ group,” the notification stated.
Newly elected lawyer of the regulatory body, Qazi Babar, confirmed with The Express Tribune that the bar council has suspended operation of the district bar notification.
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Likewise, representatives of Islamabad District Bar have been directed to submit a reply over the issuance of the notification within 15 days.
Babar also stated that the suspension order will be delivered to the representatives of the Islamabad Bar Association tomorrow (Friday).
Earlier, a notification was issued by Islamabad Bar Association President Malik Zafar Khokhar and Secretary Mirza Nabeel said that in view of the decision taken by the General Body on December 6, 2019, all members of the association have been asked to submit affidavits declaring their faith in the Finality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to fulfil the requirement under the bar’s Amended Rules 2019.
Those who fail to do so, it added, would have their membership suspended and names posted on the noticeboard.
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Talking to The Express Tribune, Khokhar had said the purpose of seeking affidavits was not the suspension of non-Muslim lawyers from the association but to identify the members of the Ahmadi community.
He also ruled out the perception that through this notification they were targeting any lawyer belonging to any side.
However, a large number of lawyers strongly reacted over the notification.
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