Qazi Muhammad Anwar, former Attorney General, constitutional lawyer, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and former senator. A former activist in the Pakistan Peoples Party, he joined the Awami National Party in 1994 in protest against the dismissal of the provincial government by the Federal government. He also served as additional deputy secretary general of the Awami National Party (ANP). He has been active in opposing the recent suspension of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.[1]
A hindko speaker he has recently rejoined the Awami National Party.[2] he has been elected as Supreme Court Bar Association President in 2009, defeating Barrister Bacha with support from lawyers associated with the ANP and PPP.
Qazi Anwar, after his election to the office of the president SCBA, has been controversial for his judgemental remarks on the sub judice cases. He along with Akram Sheikh are considered as front men of Political Judiciary. His criticism of politicians and his alleged criticism of politicians as smugglers out to subvert the judiciary has made him persona non grata in the eyes of general public.[3] Caught smuglling arms during martial regime of Gen Zia Ul Haq and was sentenced. only in Pakistan he could thrive and shine and became predident of scba with the courtesy of the great Hamid Khan of Jallunder.