How we verify

Every advocate in Pakistan is enrolled with the Bar Council of one province, or with the Islamabad Bar Council. The Bar Council is the only authority on who is licensed.

What the blue tick means ✓

We matched an enrolment record against the Bar Council roll on the date shown on the profile. That is all it means. It is not a rating, not a recommendation, and not a promise about the outcome of your case. Everything else on a profile is stated by the advocate or the firm, and is marked as such.

Listings without a tick

Many listings were created from a firm’s own website. They show what the firm says about itself, marked “from the firm’s website”, with the date we read it. Nothing on them has been confirmed by the firm or checked against the Bar Council roll. They carry no fees, reply times or opening hours, because we do not invent those. When the firm claims the listing, each advocate’s enrolment is checked and the tick appears. Any listing is removed on request.

What the categories mean

• Advocate: may appear in the district and lower courts.
• Advocate High Court: at least two years of practice, may also appear in the High Court.
• Advocate Supreme Court: long standing before the High Court, may appear in the Supreme Court.

Where to check yourself

• Punjab: Punjab Bar Council portal ↗. Searches by identity card or mobile number.
• Sindh: Sindh Bar Council verification ↗
• Islamabad: Islamabad Bar Council verification ↗
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: KP Bar Council ↗
• Balochistan: no public online search found when this page was checked. Ask the Bar Council office directly.

Education

A law degree only counts for enrolment if the university is on the Pakistan Bar Council’s list of recognised institutions. Since 2018 every new advocate has also had to pass LAW-GAT, a test run by the Higher Education Commission. Profiles show both where they apply.

What to ask the advocate

• Their enrolment number and the year.
• A photo of their Bar Council card.