Tariq Mahmood ( ur, ) was a Pakistani
lawyer
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and
judge
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. Born in
Pakistan, he is most famous as a leader of the
Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan.
As a judge of the
Balochistan High Court, he refused to take an
oath under General
Pervez Musharraf. He lived in
Quetta for a while.
Mahmood was also the former president of
Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
He was also in the panel of lawyers of Chief Justice
Iftikhar Chaudhry's suspension case of presidential reference in the
Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan. He was arrested and detained with his family during the
2007 state of emergency.
Justice Tariq frequently appears on a number of popular TV talk news shows and is known for his candid and honest views.
Quotes
* Either I could lie to save my job, or tell the truth to save my character.
See also
*
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC)
External links
Movement for Rule of Law - Profile - Justice Tariq
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Pakistani lawyers
Judges of the Balochistan High Court
People from Quetta
Living people
Pakistani legal scholars
Year of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan