NCAI’s AI tech. to bring ease of voting, transparency as lawyers prepare for HCBAM Feb 28 polls

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Feb, 2026) High Court Bar Association Multan (HCBAM) is going to employ artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the first time ever in its annual elections scheduled for Feb 28, thanks to a free AI software designed by National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), Islamabad, to bring ease of voting to lawyers and maintain transparency.

Senior lawyer Syed Riaz ul Hassan Gilani, in his capacity as chairman election board, told a news conference here Tuesday that NCAI Islamabad has designed a software to assist the HCBAM election board free of charge and this modern system will send message via SMS and Whatsapp to voters a day ahead of polling with details of their vote number and polling booth number. Gilani was accompanying election board members advocates Azhar Hayat, Faheem Gardezi and coordinator Sabir Hussain Bhadwal.

Gilani said, voters can also get their details by sending a message to a particular number. The purpose behind applying the novel idea was to save lawyers from unnecessary hassle and avoid any trouble on the polling day.

Chairman election board said over 13000 lawyers would use their right to vote in HCBAM elections on Feb 28 adding that 30 polling booths have been set up and every booth would have specific colour ballot papers.

Any ballot paper that turned out to be contrary to the allocation would be deemed cancelled. Polling would begin 9 am and conclude 5 pm with an hour break for Zohr prayers from 1 pm to 2 pm.

It is mandatory for voters to bring with them their original CNICs along with their cards issued by Punjab Bar Council or Pakistan Bar Council.

Advocate Syed Riaz ul Hassan Gilani disclosed that seven candidate for executive member seat have been elected unopposed including Amna Khan, Syed Husnain Shah Gilani, Furqan Ahmad Khan, Sheikh Junaid Iqbal, Mahr Ghulam Shabbir Siyal, Syed Mubarak Ali Shah, and Muhammad Ilyas.

Two candidates are in the run for the seat of president including Syed Athar Hassan Bukhari and Chaudhry Omar Hayat, while Chaudhry Zafarullah Waraich and Fayyaz Hussain Khan Leghari are contesting for the seat of general secretary. Six candidates are in the field for the seat of vice president, three for finance secretary, and two for library secretary seat.

Gilani appealed the lawyers to respect the code of conduct during election process to make the democratic exercise a genuine success.