Punjab Law Department has issued grant-in-aid to various bar councils including Lahore High Court Bar, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Punjab Law Secretary Bahadur Ali Khan has released cheques to these bar councils including Rs5 million to Lahore High Court Bar, Rs4 million to Lahore District Bar, Rs3 million to Sialkot District Bar and to Toba District Bar. 

The Law Department has also issued grant-in-aid worth Rs4 million to the Multan District Bar.

Last year too, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar had approved the provision of grant-in-aid to the Lahore High Court Bar Association as well as divisional, district and tehsil bar associations.

Reporter Qaisar Khokhar