FULL COURT REFERENCE FOR LATE MALIK MUHAMMAD DIN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, BAHAWALPUR

LIST OF NOTIFICATIONS REPRODUCED IN THE 2. Speakers preceding me have spot-lighted bio-data and achievements of this great man. I shall not repeat the same, however, I cannot help expressing that the news of his sad demise came as a staggering shock to all those who knew him. The heart felt grief and sorrow witnessed at the time of his burial and "Qur'an Khawani", are in some measures, indicative of the special place he had got in the hearts of people. 3. Talented as he was, he rose from the modest start to the heights of professional glory within minimum period. He had an analytic approach blended with scholarly wisdom and easy rationale. His great quality of head and heart earned him not only the esteem of the Bench but also the affection and regard of his fellow practitioners and- his countless pupils in the legal profession. His tremendous capacity for work rendered inevitable the prompt discovery of crux of each case. His art of cross-examination, martialling of facts, application of law, presentation of case, keen intellect and depth of knowledge was exceedingly superb and enviable. Those of us who have had the privilege of working with him have always found him pains-taking in preparing his case alongwith his industry, there has been a pleasing manner of co-operation with his co-workers. He extended ungrudgingly respect, protection and assistance in hour of need to his colleagues, be they seniors or juniors. His subtle humour, vast experience of ground realities and his amazing general knowledge inspired respect and appreciation from the people of all walk of life. 4. In private life, late Malik Sahib was a lovable man, a quality which struck others as characteristic of his nobility marked by absence of pride and generosity of his heart. He was an ardent critic of human nature. With his pleasant disposition, frankness of heart coupled with the element of satire, he used to provide life to the society. 5. The Members of the Bar present here who have jam packed this Court room would join me to a suitable epitaph to the various qualities he had:-‑ "His life was gentle and the elements; So mixed in him, that the nature might stand up; And say to all the world, "this was a man". He had malice to none but charity to all. He will be remembered for manifold qualities for all times to come. In short, one can say: 6. Malik Muhammad Din is no longer with us but his indomitable spirit is amply reflected in his illustrious son and a brother so loving to me and of course to all of us, I mean Justice Muhammad Farrukh Mahmud. 7. In the end, I request you all to join us in offering "Fateha" for the departed soul. Address by Ahmad Mansoor Chisti, Assistant Advocate-General, Punjab, Bahawalpur President, High Court Bar Association Ladies and Gentlemen! We have gathered today to pay homage to illustrious son of our soil Late Al-Haj Malik Muhammad Din a Senior Advocate of High Court, Bahawalpur who past away on 21st October, 2003. Late Malik Muhammad Din was born on 16th March, 1916 at Ambala. He migrated to Bahawalpur alongwith his father Malik Muhammad Sharif and settled in this place, commonly known as land of peace. He received his early education at Bahawalpur and later joined Government Service but soon he resigned Government job to complete his higher education. He obtained Degree of Law from the Punjab University with distinction in 1953 and joined the legal fraternity. By dint of hard work, and intellectual qualities he established himself as a upcoming criminal lawyer. The next decade saw him touching the highest pinnacle of profession and was acknowledged the best criminal lawyer of his time. He was whole time professional and remained in that with devotion and commitment in spite of the heavy load of work. He also spared time to serve the ailing community, soon he got the recognition as devoted Social Worker. He was also associated with Journalism and founded a Weekly Muslmann, which he edited for more than one decade. During this period he was elected as President of the Bahawalpur Press Club. He was deeply interested in the welfare of people of Bahawalpur. He was regarded in high esteem by the late Ameer of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi. He was committed and loyal subject of Bahawalpur. He was appointed as a Legal Advisor of the late Ameer of Bahawalpur. The services of Malik Muhammad Din as Senior Advocate of Bahawalpur cannot be ignored and forgotten. He had a unique position in providing guidance to the new entrants in the profession. He authored many books for the guidance of young lawyers, which remained a source of inspiration. He enjoyed the unique position of having largest number of lawyers in his chamber. There are dozens of Advocates today, who remained associated with his chamber and are prominent in legal practice. Needless to mention Mr. Justice Muhammad Farrukh Mahmud who flourished under his guidance and patronage was soon elevated to Honourable High Court on the basis of well-deserved merit. Malik Muhammad Din was by himself an institution for the lawyers' community; he was the person from whom the members of the Bar drew inspiration in law. Now it has been deprived of that institution. His services to the people of Bahawalpur and the lawyer community in particular will long be remembered. He was a multi-dimensional personality with rare combination of qualities of head, heart and soul. I pray to Almighty Allah that his soul may rest in eternal peace. "Amen"! MR. KHALID ISHAQ PASSES AWAY With extremely aggrieved and heavy heart the P.L.D. Publishers convey the sad news that one of the ablest and noblest members of the legal fraternity, Mr. Khalid Ishaq, Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan, has passed away on Saturday, the 7th of February, 2004 at the age of 77. The void which his untimely sorrowful demise has created will be hard to fill in foreseeable times. He was illustriously bright as a lawyer and outstandingly active in. extra legal humanitarian, religious and social activities. He was a progressive and forward looking man. He was a person with multidimensional and many-sided personality. Not only that he was a prominent and brilliant jurist of par excellence but he was, in his own-rights, a great scholar linguist and having high proficiency in many other fields. To top all he was extremely religious, pious in his thoughts and clean in his deeds, a devoted humanitarian and possessed all those lustrous qualities, in his own unassuming way, which a man can wish, hope and aspire to in present difficult times. He had been expounding Islamic teachings, thoughts and ideology which was really a great service to Islam. Unquestionably he was a gem and pride of the bar and profession and valuable asset to his country and source of inspiration and strength to Muslim Ummah. Indeed Pakistan has lost one of its greatest sons--May God rest his soul in peace. Ameen!