Mr Khalid Anwer > Khalid Anwer & Co. > Karachi, Pakistan > Lawyer Profile
Khalid Anwer & Co. Offices
153-K, BLOCK 2
PECHS
KARACHI
Pakistan
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Mr Khalid Anwer
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Mr. Khalid Anwer started his legal career in 1962 and rose to prominence quickly. He became a partner at A. K. Brohi & Co. (as the firm was previously known) with Late Mr. A. K. Brohi who was a leading lawyer of his time and one of the greatest lawyers in the history of Pakistan.
Mr. Khalid Anwer has been involved in several landmark constitutional and commercial cases. Mr. Anwer appeared for ex-Prime Minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif to successfully challenge the dismissal of his government by the then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. He thereafter appeared on behalf of the President of Pakistan to successfully defend the dismissal of the second government of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He was also engaged to challenge the military takeover by the then Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf. He persuaded the Supreme Court to lay down a road map for the restoration of democracy and a three year time limit for holding fresh elections.
Recently, Mr Anwer successfully defended the Federal Government in cases before the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging the constitutionality and vires of the 18th and 21st amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan in a landmark judgment that will determine whether the Supreme Court has the power to strike down a constitutional amendment.Furthermore, there is a plethora of landmark reported commercial decisions in which Mr. Anwer has successfully represented clients in the Supreme Court or the High Courts.
Mr. Anwer appears regularly before the Superior Courts in various high-profile constitutional, commercial and civil matters.
Languages
English and Urdu
Memberships
Mr. Khalid Anwer has signed the roll of Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association, the Sindh High Court Bar Association, and the Karachi Bar Association.
Education
Mr. Khalid Anwer, Barrister-at-law, holds degrees in economics and law and is a graduate of St. John’s College, University of Cambridge.
Lawyer Rankings
Pakistan > TMT
A leading law firm situated in Karachi, Khalid Anwer & Co. has recently expanded into the TMT area, representing some of the country’s principal companies, such as Telenor Pakistan (Private) Limited and Warid Telecom (Private) Limited. The team is led by a quartet of highly experienced litigators: Khalid Anwer
, Raashid Anwer, Jawad Qureshi, and Yousuf Nasim.
Pakistan > Dispute resolution
(Hall of Fame)A leading boutique dispute resolution law firm, Khalid Anwer & Co. is renowned in the arena for being at the fore of some of the country’s most well-known constitutional and commercial disputes. The ‘very experienced and senior lawyer’ Khalid Anwer co-heads the team, bringing over five decades of experience at the superior courts to the practice, and he has been involved in several cases critical to the country’s political and constitutional foundation. Leading alongside Anwer is managing partner Raashid Anwer, who maintains strong relationships with major industrial and financial conglomerates. They are supported by Syed Mustafa Ali, who specialises in employment disputes and regularly advises leading international and domestic banks on a range of issues. Jawad Qureshi and Yousuf Nasim are also practitioners of note.