Rasheed A Rizvi is no more

Rasheed A Rizvi, a former judge and renowned lawyer aged 77, passed away in Karachi on Saturday night. Born in 1947 in Bombay to Rafiq Rizvi, his family migrated to Karachi after the creation of Pakistan. Rasheed A Rizvi served as a judge in the Sindh High Court (SHC).

He also held positions as the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, member of the Pakistan Bar Council, vice-chairman of the Sindh Bar Council, president of the Karachi Bar Association, and chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners (CPJMP).

Rasheed A Rizvi was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a distinguished leader of the legal fraternity, and a prominent figure in the constitutional and human rights struggle in Pakistan against military dictators.

He was among the few senior lawyers in Pakistan who dedicated a significant part of their legal careers to providing legal services to the poor and disadvantaged classes, especially the working class. His funeral prayers will be held in Karachi today (Sunday).