Nasir Aslam Zahid

He gained more honor and respect when he resigned from the Supreme Court of Pakistan instead of taking the oath of office per General Pervez Musharraf's Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).

His father, Sir Zahid Hussain was a finance officer, and had also served as chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.

The Pakistan Peoples Party government temporarily removed him from the Bench in 1988 to send him off on deputation as the federal law secretary, a post he held until June 1990 when he returned to the Sindh High Court.

[1] By 1994, Justice Zahid's independence could be tolerated no more by the harsh law enforcement agencies, backed by the executive wing of the government.

[1] He is involved in human rights issues and judicial education, and has spent much of his time since his retirement on dealing with women’s legal concerns.

[1] In November 2006, former Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid and Naib Nazim, City of Karachi, Nasreen Jalil announced plans to provide full legal assistance to women victims of domestic violence.