Justice (retd) Baqar takes oath as interim Sindh CM

Karachi: Interim Sindh Chief Minister Justice Retired Maqbool Baqar has taken oath in a ceremony held at the Governor’s House on Thursday.

The oath-taking ceremony was also attended by the outgoing chief minister Murad Ali Shah.

The Interim CM Justice Retd Maqbool Baqar was sworn in by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori.

Furthermore, guard of honor was also presented at the Governor's House to the departing chief minister, Murad Ali Shah.

Justice Maqbool Baqar is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was born on April 5, 1957, in Karachi, Pakistan. He received his LLB. degree from the University of Karachi in 1979.

Justice Baqar began his legal career as an advocate in the Sindh High Court in 1981. He became Additional Judge High Court on 26 August 2002. He served as a judge of the Sindh High Court from 2002 to 2015.

On February 17, 2015, he was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Justice Baqar has written a number of important judgments, including the judgment in the case of Asif Zardari vs National Accountability Bureau, which held that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had exceeded its powers in the investigation of former President Asif Zardari.

Justice Baqar also wrote the dissenting note in the case of Justice Qazi Faez Isa vs Federation of Pakistan, which held that the presidential reference against Justice Isa was politically motivated.