Faqir Muhammad Khokhar

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Faqir Muhammad Khokhar

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In office
January 10, 2002 – Present

Born 16 April 1945 (1945-04-16) (age 63)
Nationality Flag of Pakistan Pakistani

Faqir Muhammad Khokhar (born April 16, 1945) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He recently gained controversy in the aftermath of the Martial Law imposed by General Pervez Musharraf. He was one of the few Supreme Court judges, who took oath under the provisional constitution, despite a ruling by a 7 member bench regarding the suspension of constitution illegal.

[edit] Judicial career

He started off as a lawyer after doing his B.A./L.L.B. He was elevated to the High Court on December 10, 1996, and then to the Supreme Court on January 10, 2002.