Syed Afzal Haider
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Syed Afzal Haider (Urdu: سید افضل حیدر ) was Pakistan's caretaker Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs minister and an author.
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[edit] Education
Haider got his early education (1936–1946) from Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan. Afterwards, he did his Inter at FC College, graduated from Government College and Law, and graduated as lawyer from Punjab University Law College.
[edit] Career
Syed Afzal Haider participates in cultural and social activities. In 1987 he conducted “Baba Farid International Conference". With regard to Law and Constitution he participated in many international conferences and delivered many lectures on Human Rights. From 1990-2003, he remained Senior Most Member of Council for Islamic Ideology. Many programs of his have been telecasted from different TV channels on Law, Mysticism, and Constitution and on Religious Teachings. His father Syed Mohammad shah Advocate (President District Muslim League) played a remarkable role in the Independence Movement and in Boundary Commission Case.
His English and Urdu publications enfold Imam Khumaini, Bhutto Trial, Shariat Bill, Rehmatu-ul-Lil Alameen, F.I.R and many more. Hundreds of his articles has been published on many constitutional and legal topics.
[edit] Anand Karaj Act
Syed Afzal Haider was actively involved in the passage of the Sikh Marriage Ordinance 2008. This ordinance marked Pakistan as being the first country in the world for Sikhs to get their marriages registered based on their religion.
[edit] Judgments
On March 26, 2008 Syed Afzal Haider, who was law minister in the caretaker cabinet, took oath as judge of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. In 2010, he gave a verdict in Mian Abdur Razzaq Aamir v. Federal Government,[1] holding sections of the Women's Protection Act of 2006 unconstitutional. The decision gave an expansive definition of the term "Hudood" in the Constitution, and asserted the Federal Shariat Court's "exclusive jurisdiction" over matters not just consisting of Hudood, but also "relating to" Hudood. This definition of Hudood includes Tazir as well. The advocates of the Women's Protection Act have argued that the judgment has dismantled the Act's legal reforms.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ 2011 PLD FSC 1
- ^ Butt, Qaiser (23 December 2010). "Women Protection Act: Top Islamic court rules against law". The Express Tribune. http://tribune.com.pk/story/93167/shariat-court-terms-women-protection-act-clauses-repugnant/. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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