Abrar Hasan ( ur, ) is a lawyer and constitutional expert based in

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. He is known for his arrest following a

state of Emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

imposed by

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

, which arrested 1,500 opposition leaders including lawyers and journalists.

Biography

He was born on July, 1935 in

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. He migrated to

after the

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. Abrar Hasan got his bachelor's degree in law from

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

. He later got a Juris Doctor degree from

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. He was appointed as an arbitrator by the International Court of Settlement in

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. Abrar Hasan has taught law at Pakistani law colleges and was Principal of Islamia Law College, Karachi, 1997-1998. His law firm, ''Abrar Hasan and Company'', has been in business since 1962. Abrar Hasan has written books on constitutional matters, and intent and interpretation of law. A few of his books are part of law curriculum in Pakistan. Pakistan Academy of Jurists, a non-profit organization he founded arranges meetings and seminars to educate people on Pakistani law and the international charter of human rights. Abrar Hasan has been part of Pakistani delegations to attend human rights conferences held in SAARC countries. Abrar Hasan has been active in the politics of local and national bar associations. He was elected Vice President of Karachi Bar Association (1973–1974), President Karachi Bar Association (1979–1980), Vice Chairman of Sindh Bar Council (1984), Member Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association (1993–1995), and President of Sindh High Court Bar Association (2006–2007). Benazir Bhutto visiting the Karachi Bar Association

Benazir Bhutto visiting the Karachi Bar Association

Arrest following State of Emergency

In the wake of the

imposed by

, Abrar Hasan was arrested on 4 NovemberMunir, Abrar arrested, raids to arrest more
along with 1,500 opposition leaders including lawyers and journalists, whilst in custody he was denied meeting with his family. He was released from

Karachi Central Jail Central Jail Karachi, also known as Central Prison Karachi, is a prison in the city of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. It houses more than 4800 prisoners including convicted terrorists that include militants who attempted to assassinate President of P ...

on 19 November 2007.Abrar Hasan released
On 12 May 2007 riots erupted in Karachi before the suspended chief justice

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ( ur, ; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29 June 2005 to 11 December 2013. Chaudhry began practice as an advocate ...

was able to make a speech to the

Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest Court of Appeal for Sindh in ...

. In the aftermath of the riots Abrar Hasan, who was also the Sindh High Court Bar Association President, held meetings with Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan.May 12 violence petitions: Hearing put off for one month so AG can study 2,000 affidavits - Daily Times Pakistan

References

External links

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Abrar Hasan's reaction on Pervez Musharraf leaving the post of Chief of Army StaffAbrar Hasan's personal web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Abrar 1935 births Living people Pakistani lawyers Lawyers from Karachi University of Georgia alumni University of Karachi alumni