Caretaker PM: Survey shows Nasir Aslam is a hot favourite
Ongoing feedback received from readers suggests that Justice Zahid is emerging as a firm favourite.
Justice Nasir has been a robust defender of people’s rights and is one of the most respected names in the superior judiciary.
Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid is emerging as the favourite contender for the post of caretaker prime minister, if online surveys are anything to go by.
Part two of the survey conducted by The Express Tribune suggests that Justice Zahid is the most popular choice for the top job. Ongoing feedback received from readers suggests that Justice Zahid is emerging as a firm favourite.
As the opposition’s nominee for the interim prime minister, Justice Nasir has been a robust defender of people’s rights and is one of the most respected names in the superior judiciary. Son of the first governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Zahid Hussain, Justice Nasir has held key posts during his career.
He was Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and was later elevated to the position of a judge in the Federal Shariat Court. After earning his Matric degree from Karachi’s St Patrick’s High School, and graduating from Government College in Lahore, he was associated with the University of Cambridge.
A staunch believer in principles, Justice Nasir chose to step down from the bench of the Supreme Court after he had taken oath under the Provisional Constitution Order imposed by General Pervez Musharraf. Since his retirement, he has spent much of his time spearheading the cause of women’s rights.
In 1956, Justice Nasir was called to the bar and, 24 years later, he was appointed additional judge of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on May 17, 1980. In 1988, he was temporarily removed from office by the Pakistan Peoples Party’s government, which sent him off on a deputation as the federal law secretary, a post he held until June 1990 when he returned to the SHC.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2013.