Licences of 16 fake lawyers cancelled

LAHORE: Punjab Bar Council on Monday cancelled licences of 16 fake lawyers, suspended licences of four and banned entry of 20 others on its premises over fake intimation.

Punjab Bar Council’s Anti-Corruption Committee chairman passed the order. Ufaq Gillani, Imran Ishtiaq and others are among those whose licences have been cancelled while licences of Ali Asghar, Malik Tanwa, Qamar Javed and others have been suspended.

Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman Munir Hussain Bhatti said action was taken against more than 600 fake lawyers. He said the record of law graduates had been sought from all law colleges of Punjab. He said the entire lawyer community was standing with them for taking action against the fake lawyers.