Sindh lawyers elect Haseeb Jamali, who campaigned against 26th and 27th amendments, as SHCBA president

Mohammad Haseeb Jamali has been elected president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) for the 2025–26 term following the annual elections held on Saturday.

Announcing the results, election commissioner Zulfiqar Ali Khan Jalbani said Jamali received 2,679 votes, edging out former SHCBA president Mohammad Sarfaraz Ali Metlo, who secured 2,604. The third candidate, Abdul Wahab Baloch, finished with 44 votes.

In a post on X, senior lawyer Salahuddin Ahmed said that Haseeb Jamali had lost to Sarfaraz Metlo by 700 votes last year. "This time, his campaign message was very simple: “No to the 26th and 27th amendments!” he added.

He said that despite promises of plots and grants, the lawyers of Sindh elected him as the High Court Bar president.

حسیب جمالی پچھلے سال سرفراز میتلو سے ۷۰۰ ووٹ سے ہارے تھے- اس بار ان کا انتخابی منشور بہت سادہ تھا - چبیسویں اور ستائیسویں ترامیم نامنظور!
اور سندھ کے وکلا نے وفاقی اور صوبائی حکومت اور اٹیبلشمنٹ کی مخالفت اورگرانٹس اور پلاٹس کے وعدوں کے باوجود انکو ہائی کورٹ بار کا صدر منتخب کیا! https://t.co/ZSPPDtbiDJ

— Salahuddin Ahmed (@SalAhmedPK) November 29, 2025

Tarique Ali Jakhrani emerged successful for the post of vice president with 1,479 votes.

Fareeda Mangrio was elected honorary secretary after polling 2,582 votes, ahead of Ali Imran Mithani (1,463) and former secretary Mirza Sarfaraz Ahmed (1,257).

The position of treasurer went to Syed Naimatullah Shah, who received 3,066 votes, while his opponent Liaquat Ali Awan garnered 2,074. Huzaifa Khan secured the joint secretary seat with 2,311 votes, defeating Fida Hussain Khatyan (710) and R.B. Qureshi (2,244).