Wasim Hashmi elected KTBA President

Pakistan News & Features Services

Syed Wasimuddin Hashmi, one of the top lawyers of the country besides being an eminent sports personality, was elected as the President of Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) in the 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the bar held at the Regional Tax Office, Karachi on April 10.

The AGM was attended by a large number of its members, who are practicing advocates, chartered accountants, cost and management accountants and tax practitioners. 

Wasim Hashmi, a practicing advocate of High Court, has been the Vice President of the KTBA in the past. He is also the Chairman of the Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) besides being associated with the International Association of Lions Club which is very famous for its social activities. He has been elected as the President of the KTBA for the year 2014.

Mohammad Zubair was elected as the Vice President. He has been the Vice President of the bar in the past as well and also held various positions of General Secretary on various occasions. He has been the President of the Memon Professional Forum. He is actively involved in the professional development activities of the bar as well as in other social forums. 

Mohammad Aleem, a practicing advocate of High Court, has been elected as the General Secretary, having held this position in the past as well besides having served as the Joint Secretary of the bar. He is associated with the Dawn Group of Newspapers as a Tax Consultant. 

According to the results declared by the KTBA, Arshad Ali Siddiqui and Noor Muhammad Dawood have been elected as the Joint Secretary and the Librarian respectively while Arshad Siraj Memon, Khalid Mahmood, Mohammad Farooq Siddiqui, Mohammad Imtiazuddin Zubairi, Najam Irshad Khan, Syed Sarwar Mohiuddin, Younus Rizwani Sheikh and Zubair Abdul Sattar Mesia have been elected as members of the managing committee.