Summary Naseem Hassan Shah remained as a judge of high judiciary for an overall time of 26 years.
LAHORE (Dunya news) – The former Chief Justice of Pakistan Naseem Hassan Shah passed away on Tuesday. His funeral prayer will be held on Wednesday 4th of February in Gulberg, Lahore. The former Chief Justice of Pakistan had been ill for a long time. This illness finally got the better of him as he departed on Tuesday.
Naseem Hassan Shah was born in 1929. He obtained his degree of advocacy from Paris University of Law starting his practice as a lawyer. He was the governments’ lawyer in the infamous Maulvi Tameez-ud-Din case of 1954. Shah was appointed judge of High Court at the age of 39. He also served as the Chief Justice of High Court. He was then appointed as a judge of Supreme Court.
Naseem Hassan Shah remained as a judge of high judiciary for an overall time of 26 years. Shah was one of the four judges who in 1979 according to the decision of the High Court, handed out the death sentence to former President of Pakistan Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto. He was also involved in restoring the government of Mian Nawaz Sharif in 1993.
The late Naseem Hassan Shah was appointed as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from 17th April 1993 to 1994. Shah also acted as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chairman for some time.
The Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif and many other personalties have expressed their sorrow over the passing of the former Chief Justice.
