Syed Liaqat Banori

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Syed Liaqat Banori, founder and team leader of Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (SHARP) is ceremoniously the Chairman of the organization since its establishment in 1998.

Mr. Banori started his career as student leader and was elected as Secretary General and President of his college in 1978-79 and 79-80 consecutively. As a graduate of law from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan in 1983, he started his Practice in Kohat (NWFP). In 1986-87 he was elected as the Secretary General of the Bar Association. He shifted to Islamabad and started his legal practice and humanitarian activities in the years 1991. Soon after joining Awami National Party he was elected as its President of Islamabad chapter. He remained the President ANP Islamabad Chapter from 1992 to 1998. In the year 1997 he was also elected Vice-President of District Bar Association Islamabad.

Mr. Banori, in order to serve the neglected class, became member of several NGO’s and started extending his free Professional Services to the deprived people directly through NGO’s. In 1998 he established SHARP, Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid after resigning from Politics. Prisoners have always been his focal point. As during his visit to jails, police stations and custody centers he realized their problems and identified many people who could not afford lawyers to plead their cases.

Mr. Banori organized his activities after establishing SHARP with the association of certain lawyers and social workers. In April 1999 SHARP got registered, under Voluntary Social Welfare Act 1961 and thereafter under his dynamic leadership, SHARP became a big name in the National and International community. The services provided by SHARP are much ahead of any other NGO in numerous fields. Dedicated and determined Mr. Banori made his utmost efforts to practically provide the services to the deserving community. Success of SHARP is evident from the size of 500 personnel that is working all over the country as its staff on various projects that are for the betterment of the common people.

Mr. Banori is the Chief-Editor of monthly magazine Al-Qanoon. He initiated it after considering the low-legal and political conditions of the people of Pakistan.

Mr. Banori has been strugling throughout his life to create an equality based society and worked hard to solve the problems of common man.