LHCBA chooses its first female secretary.
February 26, 2023
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) elected a woman secretary for the first time since the organization’s founding in 1893 on Saturday, making history in the process.
At the LHCBA secretary election for the years 2023–2024, Sabahat Rizvi defeated her two male opponents by 4,310 votes. She has never before run for office. Although the bulk of the attorneys backed her regardless of group affiliations, she is associated with the Independent group, also known as the Asma Jahangir group.
Congratulations to Sabahat Rizvi for being the first woman elected as Secretary of LHCBA in what was an unprecedented victory at the Lahore High Court!
AGHS lauds Sabahat for breaking the glass ceiling and making history for female lawyers in Pakistan! 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/2DfewYSX4y
— AGHS Legal Aid Cell, Asma Jahangir's Law Firm (@Asma_Jahangir) February 25, 2023
