Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 — section 203

203. Inserted vide Notification of the Pakistan Bar Council dated 16-11-2015 Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976 113 175-E. No Bar Association or group of Bar Associations, any bar body or forum shall be authorized to give strike or protest call to members of legal fraternity at national level without prior approval of the Pakistan Bar Council. 175-F. The Pakistan Bar Council may remove any office bearer of Provincial Bar Council 204[,the Islambad Bar Council] or of any Bar Association for commission of professional misconduct.] 205[175-G. Election dates of Bar Associations:- For the purpose of creating uniformity in holding of elections to different Bar Associations and in order to avoid exercise of dual right of vote by an Advocate, the elections to the District/Tehsil/Taluka Bar Associations in different provinces will be held on one and the same day. Likewise the election of different High Court Bar Associations throughout the Province 206[or the ICT] shall also be held on the same day as under: 207[Punjab/ICT:]

(a)The election to the District/Tehsil Bar Associations in the Province of Punjab 208[and in ICT] shall be held on 2nd Saturday of January each year whereas the election of each of the High Court Bar Association in Punjab [and ICT] shall be held on last Saturday of February each year.

(b)Sindh: The election to the District/Taluka Bar Associations in the Province of Sindh shall be held on 2nd Saturday of December each year whereas the elections of each of the High Court Bar Associations throughout the Province shall be held on last Saturday of November each year.

(c)Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The election to the District/Tehsil Bar Associations in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shall be held on last Saturday of March each year whereas the election of each of the High Court Bar Association in that Province shall be held on last Saturday of April each year.

(d)Baluchistan: The election to the District/Tehsil Bar Associations in Baluchistan shall be held on last Saturday of 210a[October] each year whereas the election of each of the High Court Bar Association throughout the Province shall be held on last Saturday of 211a [November] each year. 175-H. Code of conduct for contesting Election of Bar Association: 209[(a). No prospective and/or contesting candidate or his/her supporter/s shall canvass for votes through advertisement, banners, pla-cards, stickers, panaflex, hoardings, calendars, dairies, key-chains and posters etc. He/She may, however, solicit support through personal contact and by issuing letters and visiting cards of the maximum size of 3x5 inches on which he/she may also display his/her photograph. No prospective and/or contesting candidate or his/her supporter/s shall use or show of any kind of weapon during election campaign or on the day of election.” Provided that no prospective and/or contesting candidate or his/her supporter/s shall canvass for votes by approaching a voter, directly or indirectly, at his/her residence.

(b)No meal/lunch/dinner/breakfast/hi-tea by a contesting candidate or his/her supporter/s will be given to voters directly or indirectly in connection with election campaign;]