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Who We Are

Christian Lawyers Alliance Pakistan (CLAP) is a network of born-again, Spirit-filled Pakistani Christian lawyers and Christian advocates in Pakistan, committed to Christian principles and to the persecuted church. Our office holders are listed below. No one else is authorised to speak or act in the name of CLAP.

Leadership

Office holders of the Alliance

Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya

Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya

Senior Advocate High Court · Founder of CLAP · At the bar since 1982

Enrolled by the Punjab Bar Council in 1982 and with the Lahore High Court in 1996, Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya is the most senior practising Christian lawyer in Pakistan. He founded the Alliance in 2020 so that no Christian would stand before a court alone, and every office holder of CLAP serves under his patronage.

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Advocate Farooq Bashir

Advocate Farooq Bashir

President

Advocate, Lahore High Court · Life Member, Lahore Bar Association and Lahore High Court Bar Association. Enrolled 2019, Lahore High Court 2021. Four years at the Law Clinic of the Human Rights Protection Centre.

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Sherjeel Javed

Sherjeel Javed

Press Secretary

LLB, University of the Punjab · LLM, University of Portsmouth, UK · Bar Transfer Course, Lincoln's Inn pathway. Speaks for CLAP to the press and documents persecution for the world.

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Advocate Mary Urghman

Advocate Mary Urghman

Advocate, Lahore High Court

Civil and criminal practice · Legal Advisor to Good Samaritan Ministries Pakistan · Theology graduate, Revelation Bible College and Seminary.

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Advocate Akhiz Masih

Advocate Akhiz Masih

Advocate and Human Rights Researcher

Advocate, Lahore High Court · M.Phil in Human Rights (2023), thesis on the Christian community and human rights.

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Practising Christian advocates and law students

CLAP welcomes practising Christian advocates and law students who share our faith and our calling. Members give time to free cases, mentor students, and stand with persecuted families. Get in touch and tell us your bar enrolment, city and area of practice.

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Facing persecution, a false case, or a forced conversion?

Contact Christian Lawyers Alliance Pakistan today. Your first consultation is free and everything you tell us is confidential.