Preliminary results of the Punjab Bar Council elections show a clear lead for the pro-government Ahsan Bhoon–Azam Nazeer Tarar group.
In the Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by the Bhoon-Tarar group won three out of five seats, while the Hamid Khan group secured one and an independent candidate claimed another.
Hafeezullah Yaqoob of the Hamid Khan group was also elected as a member of the bar council while Zafar Khokhar won as an independent.
In Rawalpindi, preliminary results for five seats were announced, with Imran Khan's counsel Faisal Mahmood among the winners.
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Author's summary: Pro-government group leads bar elections with clear majority.