With extensive experience in conducting labour and employment matters in front of the superior courts in Pakistan, the team at Khalid Anwer & Co. regularly represents both employers and employees in complex litigation cases. It frequently engages with leading banks on a comprehensive range of employment issues, and the practice is jointly led by Raashid Anwer, who is noted for his work in high-value employment matters, and Syed Mustafa Ali, who has represented various bank employee trade unions.
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‘The firm makes it a point to provide dedicated attention and treat all our matters with the utmost care.'
‘Our point of contact within the practice is always available, a phone call away to cater to all our verbal as well as written queries.'
'Legal opinions are provided in an expedited manner, additional queries and addendums to legal opinions on the same matter are not billed.’
Key clients
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd.
- Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust
- National Bank of Pakistan
- Mashreq Bank
- Gul Ahmed Energy Limited
- United Bank Limited
- MCB Bank Limited
- MCB Islamic Bank Limited
- Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited
- Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation
- Jaffer Brothers (Private) Limited
Work highlights
Representing the National Bank of Pakistan, both its President and the Bank itself, before the Supreme Court, in contempt proceedings initiated on the basis of the alleged non-payment of pension to the Bank’s employees.
Acting for the regulator of Banks, namely the State Bank of Pakistan, in representing it in a Petition before the High Court, through which the employees of State Bank of Pakistan Banking Services Corporation seek remuneration and pay increases at the same rate as provided to by the State Bank of Pakistan to its own employees.
Representing two leading scheduled banks of Pakistan to challenge in the High Court of Sindh certain actions of the Deputy Director of Sindh Employees Social Security Institution.
Practice head
Raashid Anwer; Syed Mustafa Ali