Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 — section 27

27. Persons qualified for admission as advocates of a High Court..—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, a person shall be qualified to be admitted as an advocate of a High Court if he fulfils the following conditions, namely:

(a)he has practised as an advocate, vakil or pleader before subordinate Courts in Pakistan for a period of not less than two years; or

(b)he has practiced outside Pakistan as an advocate before any High Court specified in this behalf by the Pakistan Bar Council; or

(c)he has, for reason of his legal training or experience, been exempted by the Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council], with the previous approval of the High Court, from the requirements of clause (a) and clause (b); and

(d)he has paid such enrolment fee and fulfils such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Pakistan Bar Council.