Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Khawaja Naveed recognized for human rights contributions

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
Noted lawyer and a former judge of the High Court of Sindh, Khawaja Naveed Ahmed, was presented a gold medal in recognition of his professional services as well as his contribution in the domain of human rights. 

He was awarded the medal by the Federal Law Minister, Farogh Naseem, at the 5th National Judicial Conference, organized by Justice Shahab Sarki under the auspices of Justice Help Line in the city of Karachi. Gold medals were also awarded to people belonging to different fields for their meritorious services.

In his speech, Khawaja Naveed spoke about the relationship between bar and bench as well as the role of lawyers fraternity towards human rights in the present day conditions.

Other eminent speakers on the occasion included former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Barrister Murtaza Wahab and others. The function was presided over by the Federal Minister, Farogh Naseem, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed.

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