Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan

MR MR. JUSTICE NAEEM AKHTAR AFGHAN JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN Mr. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan was born on 29th of June, 1963. He is son of Mr. Moin Akhtar Afghan, a retired government servant, and grandson of Ghulam Sarwar Khan Afghan also known as Afghan Agha Jan, who was a renowned Persian and Urdu teacher. Justice Afghan completed his primary and secondary education from the Federal Government Public School and College, Quetta Cantonment. He graduated in Economics and Statistics from Degree College, Quetta in 1985. He completed his LL.B from University Law College, Quetta in June 1988 with first division. Justice Afghan was enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Balochistan on 30th September, 1989 and as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 12th May, 2001. He practiced law for 21 years before the subordinate Courts, High Court of Balochistan, Federal Shariat Court and the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan. He conducted innumerable criminal, civil, and constitutional cases which have been reported in law journals. Justice Afghan was also a member of the Balochistan Bar Council. Justice Afghan served on the panel of advocates for Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, Balochistan, and Pakistan Steel Mills Limited. He conducted numerous cases for these two organizations before the courts of law. He was appointed as arbitrator in different cases by the courts of law. He also served on the panel of National Bank of Pakistan. He participated in the Seminar on "JUSTICE FOR ALL" on 4th of November 2006, at Quetta organized by Provincial Ombudsman Balochistan, Local Government and Rural Development Department. He was also an honorary lecturer at University Law College, Quetta. Justice Afghan was elevated as an Additional Judge, High Court of Balochistan on 12th May, 2011. He was appointed as Judge of the High Court of Balochistan on 11th May, 2012. He took oath as Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan on 09th August, 2021. In pursuance of the directions of the Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan conducted inspection of Sessions Division Sibi and submitted a comprehensive report on 20th July 2011, which was forwarded to the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan. The report included the status of the oldest to the most recent cases along with the respective reasons for non-disposal of such cases and actions taken so far in the District. He was also appointed by the Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan/Chairman National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), as a member of the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee to impart training to master trainers. Justice Afghan was appointed by the Honourable Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan, as chairman of Building Committee, to conduct an audit of the Court buildings and residential accommodations of the judicial officers throughout Balochistan. The report addressed the need to procure lands for the construction of judicial complexes in different districts, wherever required. He was also appointed as chairman of the Committee for Installation of Security Equipment, and CCTV system in the High Court of Balochistan, District/City Court and Sessions Court, Quetta. Justice Afghan was appointed by the Honourable Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan as Chairman of the Committee for Utilization of Funds under the Provincial Judicial Development Fund (PJDF). He was also a member of the Organizing Committee for the Environmental Laws 2011, Conference held at Quetta. He was also a member of the Architectural Competition Committee for approving the design of Turbat High Court bench building. He was also a member of the Examination Committee for the year 2012. During orientation workshops held by Balochistan Judicial Academy Quetta, Justice Afghan has delivered lectures to civil judges, judicial magistrates, family judges and members of Majlis-e-Shoora and Qazis. He remained member of National Judicial Automation Committee from November 2016 to August 2021. Justice Afghan attended a workshop on "JUDICIAL EXCHANGE ON THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" held from 15th August 2016 to 19th August 2016 in United States of America, which was organized by United States Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria Virginia. He also attended the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) regarding "SHARING OF ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" funded by U.S Agency for International Development in Washington DC and Minneapolis from 20th August, 2016 to 25th, August 2016. Justice Afghan also attended an online course regarding "TECHNOLOGY AND COURTS OF THE FUTURE" from 14th September, 2020 to 18th September, 2020 under the Singapore Cooperation Programme Training Award conducted by Singapore Judicial College sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan took oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 11th March, 2024.