He also visited Malaysia, Philippines and England in his private capacity and wrote 'Safar Nama' in the shape of a book known as 'Shakh-e-Nazuk Key Aashianey'.
[1] He remained Advocate General Punjab from May 1997 till 20 May 1998, when he was appointed to Lahore High Court.
[4] He was one of the few judges, sacked on 3 November 2007 after the enforcement of martial law by Pervez Musharraf, who were reinstated to their positions without taking a fresh or PCO Oath on 17 March 2009.
[5] Sharif was appointed Chief Justice of Lahore High Court on 12 April 2009 and retired on 8 December 2010 on attaining the age of superannuation.
[4][6] Although already retired, Sharif participated in the defence of Mumtaz Qadri after his assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer in a high-profile, controversial case in 2011.