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  SAYEED & SAYEED - Advocates & Legal Consultants 
Wasim Sajjad proceeded to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, from where he obtained the degrees of M.A. Jurisprudence and B.C.L. He is a Barrister-at-Law from the Inner Temple and is an honorary fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
Wasim Sajjad is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and one of the leading lawyers of the country.
Wasim Sajjad established the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, the purpose of which was to train Lower Court Judges, in Case Handling and Management so as to expedite the disposal of cases.
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 Wasim Sajjad declined to become CJP -DAWN - National; September 18, 2006
Wasim Sajjad denied that he had conveyed a message of then army chief Gen Mirza Aslam to the Supreme Court that it should not restore the Junejo government.
On this, said Mr Sajjad, he discussed the matter with then law secretary who advised him that the general’s views should be conveyed to the Attorney-General of Pakistan who was in a better position to communicate the message to the quarters concerned.
Replying to another question, Mr Sajjad said the PPP chairperson was once willing to support him as president of the country provided he gave her assurances that he would not use certain powers of the head of state.
www.dawn.com /2006/09/18/nat4.htm   (675 words)

  
 Wasim Sajjad [1941]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wasim Sajjad was born on March 30, 1941 in Jalandhar.
Wasim Sajjad, on the basis of his outstanding academic record, was selected for the Rhodes Scholarship to study law at the Oxford University.
Wasim Sajjad, as the Chairman of Senate, on several occasions served as the acting President of Pakistan during the absence of the President.
www.storyofpakistan.com /person.asp?perid=P084   (757 words)

  
 Wasim Sajjad - Academic Kids (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sajjad was born on March 30, 1941 in Jalandhar, Punjab (Now in India).
In 1997, Sajjad was again made interim President and stepped down upon the election of Muhammad Rafiq Tarar.
Sajjad continues to serve in the Pakistani government, and is known for his conciliatory nature among parties.
www.academickids.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/index.php/Wasim_Sajjad   (186 words)

  
 Wasim Sajjad remains mainstay of ‘review chamber’ -DAWN - National; March 28, 2003
Like the tree, Wasim Sajjad has always been in the political sun, from the days of the late Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo, whose law minister he was once, but later elevated to office of Senate chairman.
Of course the objecting member was in the dark that Wasim Sajjad could sit in the House as the law minister and that day, Benazir Bhutto, in this case, had not yet been installed in her office.
Wasim Sajjad was included among the co-signatories in the writ petition seeking an injunction from the Supreme Court to declare army takeover ab initio illegal and void.
www.dawn.com /2003/03/28/nat13.htm   (556 words)

  
 The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan
Wasim Sajjad while speaking on the Bill said in the past certain reports were required to be laid before National Assembly only.
After the passage of this amendment, Wasim Sajjad said medium term budgetary statements shall be laid before the Senate as well and requested the House to pass the amended bill unanimously.
Wasim Sajjad said this proposal should be moved in Standing Committee on Law and Justice.
dailymailnews.com /200605/16/news/dmheadlinepage06.html   (315 words)

  
 Aa And Sajjad Law Associates - Firm Profile (Legal500.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
AA and Sajjad Law Associates was established by Mr Wasim Sajjad in 1968.
Mr Wasim Sajjad, barrister, is a Rhodes scholar and a fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
Mr Wasim Sajjad has had a very distinguished career as a lawyer and is considered to be one of the leading lawyers in the country.
www.icclaw.com /as500/firms/fp/asf37664.htm   (593 words)

  
 Wasim Sajjad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His father, the late Mr Justice Sajjad Ahmed Jan, served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and later as the Chief Election Commissioner.
Wasim Sajjad would follow in his footsteps, becoming a lawyer, and attending Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship.
wasim sajjad studies in Army Burn Hall College.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wasim_Sajjad   (366 words)

  
 Nuclear war possible: Wasim Sajjad.
Talking to the newsmen after the hearing of a case at Sindh High Court (SHC), Wasim Sajjad stated that India had build up its defensive as well as offensive forces along the common border which shown its intention for war.
In response to a query, Sajjad said that the stage where entire world is opposing the terrorism and all the countries is co-operating to eliminate it, India could take the advantage of the current strained situation and could crush the independence moment in Kashmir by stating it as state-terrorism.
Wasim Sajjad also expressed his confidence over the assurance of General Pervez Musharraf that the government would definitely observe election with in the stipulated period.
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 ONLINE - International News Network
Leader of the House in Senate, Waseem Sajjad while speaking in response of the allegations of Chaudhary Aitazaz Ahsan that he recruited 200 people in Senate according to the rules and regulations.
He said that Yousaf Raza Gillani recruited people like Wasim Sajjad did but he is in jail, adding that this show that double standard exists in the country.
Wasim Sajjad in response requested not to link his case with Yousaf Raza Gillani and said that without examine the records no one has the right to talk against me. He said that the records of all 200 recruitments which recruited in his tenure was audited.
www.onlinenews.com.pk /details.php?id=100941   (555 words)

  
 Pakistani Arms Control Plan 'Constructive', Says US
Led by Senate Chairman Wasim Sajjad, the Pakistani delegation completed this week a round of meetings with a variety of U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Baker, Vice President Quayle, Defense Secretary Cheney and National Security Advisor Scowcroft, as well as with a number of members of Congress.
Although he flatly denied that Pakistan is seeking a resumption of U.S. aid, Sajjad and other delegation members expressed strong opposition to the Pressler amendment on the grounds that it is both unfair and ineffective.
Sajjad called the amendment "discriminatory" and noted that "it is one of the few (U.S.) laws that specifically targets one country." Moreover, "it doesn't address the real object, which is non-proliferation," he added.
www.fas.org /news/pakistan/1991/910614-187016.htm   (964 words)

  
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The petitioner contended that Justice Sajjad Ali was guilty of misconduct as he had wilfully violated the orders passed by the Quetta and Peshawar benches of the Supreme Court, and his case should be referred to the Judicial Council.
He further argued that the appointment of Justice Sajjad Ali Shah as CJ was the first violation of rule of seniority in the judicial history.
Mr Justice Sajjad, who was appointed as the chief justice of Pakistan on June 5, 1994, by the PPP government after superseding three senior judges, is due to retire on February 16.
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 Pakistan Observer - Newspaper online edition -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
APP adds: Leader of the House in Senate Wasim Sajjad said the Hudood clause in the Hudood Ordinance of 1979 remains unchanged and all hue and cry by the opposition is out of place.
Taking part in the debate on the Women Protection Bill, Wasim Sajjad said “Section 5 of the 1979 Hudood Ordinance remains unchanged.” This section “Zina Liable to Hadd” is well intact in the ordinance”, he said.
Wasim Sajjad said the amendments in the Bill are to protect women rights by amending the clauses relating to the penal code.
www.pakobserver.net /200611/23/news/topstories07.asp   (564 words)

  
 urdueven.htm in Business Recorder on August 06, 1995
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Wasim Sajjad has called for the strengthening of the democratic institutions - the Parliament, the judiciary and the fourth pillar of state journalism - for promotion and well-being of democracy.
Another important role the print media plays is the presentation of the activities of the elected representatives as to whether they are discharging their responsibilities effectively or not.
Wasim Sajjad said that in Pakistan the newspapers are playing a dual role of building the public opinion and presenting the conduct of the elected representatives in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities.
www.paksearch.com /br95/Aug/6/urdueven.htm   (890 words)

  
 PAK-PACC.htm in Business Recorder on August 05, 1996
WASHINGTON: Senate Chairman Wasim Sajjad and Speaker National Assembly Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani have called for strengthening democratic institutions in Pakistan and emphasised that the nation must continue on democratic path without interruption.
Wasim Sajjad observed adding that democracy is working even though in turbulent and not ideal conditions.
Wasim Sajjad said institutionalised system of checks and balances as also accountability was the best way of combating the problems being faced by the country.
www.paksearch.com /br96/Aug/5/PAK-PACC.htm   (901 words)

  
 Islamic Voice
Sajjad said the industries in the Muslim world had virtually no research and development units and they failed to utilise their own scientific manpower for improving the quality of products through creative thinking.
Sajjad, who is also the Chairman of the COMSTECH, said it would launch collaborative programmes in research between Islamic states.
Mr Wasim Sajjad said bilaterally, Pakistan and Kazakhstan were working jointly on 30 scientific projects and a revolving fund of one million dollars had been created for the purpose.
www.islamicvoice.com /january.98/NEWS.HTM   (1711 words)

  
 At meeting with Pakistani envoy:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wasim Sajjad, a veteran Pakistani diplomat and politician, conveyed to the King a message from President Musharraf on the dangerous situation in Kashmir, the territory disputed between India and Pakistan.
Sajjad, a former minister who has also served as chairman of Karachi's Senate for 12 years, is one of five envoys dispatched by Musharraf to various world regions to build pressure on India to enter negotiations on Kashmir.
Earlier Tuesday, Sajjad met with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, who assured him of Jordan's readiness to exert all possible efforts for a de-escalation of the situation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
www.jordanembassyus.org /06052002001.htm   (514 words)

  
 The News - International
Sajjad refused to set any deadline for the finalisation of the provincial autonomy package but said it would not take too long.
Sajjad said the NRB would serve as a think thank as it has experts, who could collate, analyse and review data from different sources and countries on the question.
Sajjad said he would keep trying to convince boycotters to change their mind and join deliberations of the committee so that their contributions are incorporated in the package.
www.thenews.com.pk /top_story_detail.asp?Id=4748   (1101 words)

  
 news @ accountancy.com.pk > Contractors can be taxed individually, not jointly: Peshawar High Court   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The legal question which required consideration was: if income in the hands of GBCs was to be taxed collectively or possessed by individual companies, and whether GBCs were liable to be taxed on net income basis or presumptive tax basis.
The GBCs were represented by Wasim Sajjad, Latif Yousafzai, Ali Sajjad, Yusuf Khoso and assisted by Anjum Asim Shahid Rehman, Chartered Accountants.
Wasim Sajjad and Ali Sajjad argued that the provisions of Income Tax Ordinance prevented the department from taxing the joint venture collectively.
www.accountancy.com.pk /pr_pg_newsgen.asp?newsid=1334   (177 words)

  
 The News - International
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in the Senate Wasim Sajjad Tuesday categorically stated that Pakistan will not allow interference in its affairs by any country including US.
Wasim Sajjad said it was government's sincere endeavour to turn Pakistan into a model Islamic state within the ambit of Quran and Sunnah.
But some of the laws which have been framed by the parliament can be improved," Wasim added.
www.thenews.com.pk /update_detail.asp?id=9929   (199 words)

  
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At another point, senator Safdar Abbasi pushed things to the extreme when he employed a rather strong word to describe a colleague on the treasury benches who is the centre of the controversy.
Wasim Sajjad said he had already expunged the impugned words.
Wasim Sajjad ordered the TV cameras to shot down their lights.
www.syberwurx.com /jrc/media-government/m-g25.html   (1253 words)

  
 Farooq Leghari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1993, with the express support of the Pakistan Peoples' Party he ran for the office of President and won the election against Wasim Sajjad.
A thumping majority in the lower house of parliament led the Sharif Government to remove the controversial 8th amendement from the constitution of Pakistan.
Farooq Leghari saw this as a threat to his power and conspired with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Sajjad Ali Shah) to sack the Sharif Government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Farooq_Leghari   (592 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | National: Pakistan MPs Committee okays 30 recommendations for Balochistan
The former prime minister said that the Sub Committee led by The Leader of the House in the Senate, Wasim Sajjad dealing with the Constitutional matters would be meeting on today, Tuesday.
To queries by members, he said the report of the Committee would be submitted before the Parliament upon finalization of the report of Wasim Sajjad Committee.
Leader of the House in the Senate, Waseem Sajjad presented the report of the Sub-Committee, headed by him and it was decided to formulate a drafting committee on the recommendation of this Committee.
pakistantimes.net /2005/05/03/national1.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Top Story: Jamali unlikely to attend Balochistan Committee meeting today
But indications gathered from the concerned quarters speak the fact hat Sajjad is yet far behind the goal given to him.
The Wasim Sajjad Committee is faced with the thorny issues connected with constitutional matters and had fallen into many controversies and difference of perceptions.
Although the agenda suggests that the meeting will review the reports of the two sub-committees but there are no indications that Wasim Sajjad had been able to finalize the report of his sub committee.
pakistantimes.net /2005/06/23/top5.htm   (662 words)

  
 World Affairs Board - "Pakhtunkhawa" for the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
Leader of the house Wasim Sajjad and Senate deputy chairman Khalilur Rehman raised strong objections after Awami National Party (ANP) senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour repeatedly described the NWFP as "Pakhtunkhawa" while complaining about a recent suspension of gas supply to industrial units in his home province.
Mr Sajjad called the gas outage as a matter of concern but said this happened because there were not enough supplies at the time.
Earlier, both Mr Sajjad and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khusro Bakhtiar denied a British newspaper report that Pakistan had conceded that Dr A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, had passed on nuclear secrets and equipment to Iran.
www.worldaffairsboard.com /printthread.php?t=4700   (4190 words)

  
 Urdu Times
The opposition walkout, after 25-minute of the resumption of proceedings till the adjournment, however, provided the government an opportunity to come up with its viewpoint whether chairman Senate could nominate a panel of presiding officers even before the commencement of the session.
Quoting the Constitution, Leader of the House in the Senate Wasim Sajjad argued that chairman Senate can continue to hold his original office after becoming acting president in case of the president's visit abroad.
But the presiding officer didn't pay any attention to what Raza said and gave the floor to Leader of the House Wasim Sajjad to plead government's case on the matter.
www.urdutimes.com /englishnews/2005/09/16/en8   (372 words)

  
 Urdu Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Briefing journalists after the meeting, its chairman Wasim Sajjad said that the meeting decided to continue efforts for opposition members' participation, and that the government would like PPPP and some other groups to support the initiative as they did on the women protection bill.
It is only a family problem, which can be resolved by taking parties into confidence." Wasim Sajjad replied in the negative when asked whether or not any party had forwarded proposals on division of Punjab.
He said that no cut-off date about the recommendations could be given, but it would be the committee's effort to furnish them within weeks.
www.urdutimes.com /englishnews/2006/en12/index.php?d=12-11-06   (805 words)

  
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Replying to a child's question as to when her father would return home, the MQM chief could not control his emotions and cried while saying "If it was in my control, I would bring back your father right now." Many such moving scenes were witnessed at the emotionally charged gathering.
Another report said that the Chief Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah reached the Supreme Court building at about 11 am, which is usually tea-break, and therefore it was assumed that the court and its various benches may be in session any time after 11.30 am.
Sources in Islamabad told The STAR that the whole situation seems to be extremely complicated, complex and ticklish and that it now seems that the truce brokered by COAS Jehangir Keramat last week had collapsed and the conflict had emerged even more strongly with a much bitter end in sight.
www.karachipage.com /news/nov97/112797.txt   (2666 words)

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