He is the former the Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh who served in this position from 17 August 2023 till 27 February 2024.
Due to his judgements in terrorism cases, Baqar was targeted by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a banned terrorist group, in a bomb explosion on 26 June 2013.
One of these judgements was the one for the case of Asif Ali Zardari vs. National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which held that NAB had exceeded its powers in its investigation of former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.
[4] On 19 July 2024, his name was to be considered by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan for an appointment as an ad-hoc judge of the Supreme Court.
[7][8] On 14 August 2023, Murad Ali Shah, the outgoing Chief Minister of Sindh, and Rana Ansar, the outgoing Leader of the Opposition, both agreed to propose Baqar's name for the position of Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh.