Mian Saqib Nisar, born 1954 in Lahore, is a Pakistani jurist who served as the twenty-fifth Chief Justice of Pakistan from 2016 to 2019. His tenure was marked by an unusually active program of suo motu cases, including rulings on the Twenty-First Constitutional Amendment establishing military courts and disputes over Pakistan Railways land, and by criticism that his court had become too involved in the day-to-day affairs of government.
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He was previously the federal Law Secretary.
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Mian Saqib Nisar (Urdu: میاں ثاقب نثار; born 18 January 1954) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 31 December 2016 till 17 January 2019.
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He was also a visiting professor of law at the University of the Punjab, teaching constitutional law.
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Mian Saqib Nisar (Urdu: میاں ثاقب نثار; born 18 January 1954) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 31 December 2016 till 17 January 2019.
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