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Muhammad Javed Buttar
Moin ud Din Javed Buttar () was a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, retired on medical grounds. Early life Javed Buttar was born on 16 November 1947 in Multan though belongs to Kirto a village of District Sheikhupura. He belongs to a Buttar Jatt family. His father, Haji Muhammad Anwar Buttar, was a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Siblings and Sons Mr Javed Buttar is the oldest of total six siblings, he has two brothers and three sisters. His brother Mr Pervaiz Buttar is a practicing solicitor in Sydney, Australia. He has lived in Australia since early eighties, and after academic career he has practised for over 25 years and still manages along with his daughter Wajiha Ahmed, a successful law firm. Third brother F. Jamshed Buttar is a retired lieutenant colonel from the prestigious Pakistan Army and is settled in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. His wife Rukhsana Jamshed Buttar was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and served as Federal P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate and extensive appellate, original, and advisory jurisdictions on all courts (including the high courts, district, special and Shariat court), involving issues of laws and may act on the verdicts rendered on the cases in context in which it enjoys jurisdiction. In the court system of Pakistan, the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes as well as final interpreter of constitutional law, and the highest court of appeal in Pakistan. In its modern composition, the Supreme Court is incorporated of Chief Justice of Pakistan, sixteen justices and two ''ad hoc'' who are confirmed to their appointment by the President upon their nominations from the Prime Minister's selection based on their merited qualifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Iqbal (judge, Born 1946)
Javed Iqbal (); (born 1 August 1946) is the retired chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan, in office from 11 October 2017 to 3 June 2022. He is also a retired Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Harassment allegation have been made against him by some accused criminals that he prosecuted during his tenure, but no court action taken or evidence has been produced so far to prove the allegations. A jurist and professor of law in Pakistan by profession, he served as the Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2004 until his retirement in 2011. Prior to the appointment at the Supreme Court, Justice Iqbal shortly tenured as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court which lasted only a month. During his career as jurist, he has heard and led high-profile cases, including the case of the suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a fellow chief justice, and the trial of missing persons in 2012. His credentials led to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justices Of The Supreme Court Of Pakistan
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility and arguments of the parties, and then issues a ruling in the case based on their interpretation of the law and their own personal judgment. A judge is expected to conduct the trial impartially and, typically, in an open court. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, the judge's powers may be shared with a jury. In inquisitorial systems of criminal investigation, a judge might also be an examining magistrate. The presiding judge ensures that all court proceedings are lawful and orderly. Powers and functions The ultimate task of a judge is to settle a legal dispute in a final and publicly lawful manner in agreement with substantial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 17 &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Shakirullah Jan
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan () is a former justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Industrial Relations Commission. Early life Justice Jan was born on 18 August 1947 in Peshawar, Pakistan . Education and Training Mian Shakirullah Jan graduated from Islamia College, Peshawar. He obtained a law degree from the Khyber Law College, Peshawar University in 1972. Professional career Mian Shakirullah Jan enrolled as advocate of Lower court in 1973 and of High Court in 1975. He enrolled as advocate of Supreme Court in 1980. He was appointed Additional Advocate General, NWFP in July 1993. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan was elevated as Additional Judge of Peshawar High Court on 13 December 1993. On 28 April 2000 he was appointed as Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. He was elevated to the bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan 29 July 2004. He has been interim Chief Election Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
Sardar Muhammad Raza () was Chief Election Commissioner from 6 December 2014 to 5 December 2019. who previously served as retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. Khan was born in the Namli Maira village in the district of Abbottabad on 10 February 1945. Education and training Raza belongs to the prominent Karlal tribe in Abbottabad. After graduating from the Government College of Abbottabad, Khan received a master's degree in economics from Punjab University through the Forman Christian College University in Lahore. He received a LL.B. degree from the same university in 1967. In 1985, Khan visited the United States to study the American legal system. In 1999 he attended a three-month training course in Tokyo, "Corruption Among Public Officials". In June 2004, Khan visited Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in connection with an international seminar on "Human Rights and Independence on the Judiciary in the Islamic and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Bhagwandas
Rana Bhagwandas (20 December 1942 – 23 February 2015) was a Pakistani jurist who served as a senior judge and acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (CJP). He enjoyed extremely high reputation as a judge. He remained the acting CJP during the 2007 judicial crisis in Pakistan, and also briefly became the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan when the incumbent Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry went on foreign tours in 2005 and 2006, and thus became the first Hindu and the second non- Muslim to serve as chief of the highest court in Pakistan.Hindu named Pakistan's Chief Justice – Rediff, 1 September 2005. Rana Bhagwandas also worked as the Chairman of |
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the federal government in 1999. He also served as the 10th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007. Born in Delhi during the British Raj, Musharraf was raised in Karachi and Istanbul. He studied mathematics at Forman Christian College in Lahore and was also educated at the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom. Musharraf entered the Pakistan Military Academy in 1961 and was commissioned to the Pakistan Army in 1964. Musharraf saw action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as a second lieutenant. By the 1980s, he was commanding an artillery brigade. In the 1990s, Musharraf was promoted to major general and assigned an infantry division, and later c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falak Sher (justice)
Falak Sher () is a former justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court. Life Sher was born on 22 September 1943 in Hafizabad (District Gujranwala), Pakistan. He gained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in 1964 from Government College University Lahore and Bachelor of Laws LL.B. in 1966 from University Law College , Lahore. He was called to the Bar in 1972 by Gray's Inn. He is married and has three children. Professional career Mr. Sher joined legal profession as an Advocate of the Courts subordinate to the Lahore High Court in 1966. He was admitted to the rolls of Advocates of the Lahore High Court in 1969 and admitted to the rolls of Advocates for the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1975. Upon call to the English Bar was appointed as Legal Advisor to the British Ministry of Health and Social Security in London. Mr. Sher has been a visiting Lecturer in English Jurisprudence at University Law College for over a decade. He also has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar (born April 16, 1945) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was also nominated as a candidate for chairman NAB in 2017. He was also judge of Lahore High Court. Judicial career He started off as a lawyer after doing his B.A. /L.L.B. He was elevated to the Lahore High Court on December 10, 1996, and then to the Supreme Court on January 10, 2002. Justice Khokhar took oath on PCO 2007. On July 31, 2009 Supreme Court held that PCO was illegal and decided to refer the cases of all judges of higher judiciary who took oath on PCO to Supreme Judicial Council. On August 5, 2009 Justice Khokhar resigned from the Supreme Court of Pakistan. His normal tenure would have ended on April 15, 2010 when he would have turned 65.His son Tahir Mahmood Khokhar is also Advocate and remained Law officer in the Attorney General Office as Assistant Attorney General for Pakistan The Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
