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Salman Akram Raja

Salman Akram Raja

Salman Akram Raja is a Pakistani lawyer.

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Early life and education

Raja is the oldest son of Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan and member of the Lahore Bar Association, Raja Muhammad Akram. Raja belongs to a notable family of village Arazi Hasnal, Tehsil Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi. In 1989, Raja graduated from Downing College, Cambridge, and, in 1994, he graduated from SOAS, University of London. In 2001, Raja earned an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in Massachusetts. [3]

Enrollment

  • Punjab Bar Council (Advocate High Court, 1995)

  • Supreme Court of Pakistan (Advocate Supreme Court, 2007)

Career

In 2009, he was counsel for Dr. Mubashir Hassan, [4] [5] [6] [7] a founder of the Pakistan Peoples' Party, in the successful challenge brought by Hassan to the National Reconciliation Ordinance of 2007 that was issued by Pervez Musharraf as part of an understanding with the Pakistan People's Party leadership whereby all pending criminal cases against a large number of politicians were terminated.

Raja has also been a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the Lahore University of Management Sciences and the Government College University, Lahore.

Publications

Raja is an author of various op-ed columns published in DAWN. [8] [9] [1]

References

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Citation Linkipr.org.pk"Salman Akram Raja"
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Citation Linktribune.com.pk"Reactions: ‘New contempt law won’t save PM Ashraf’"
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Citation Linkwww.app.com.pk"Associated Press Of Pakistan (Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency) SC seeks authentic lists of NRO beneficiaries"
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Citation Linknytimes.comLink on nytimes.com
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Citation Linkkhaleejtimes.com"New contempt law won’t save PM Ashraf, say experts - Khaleej Times"
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Citation Linkdawn.com"Constitutional conundrum"
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Citation Linkdawn.com"Corporate rehabilitation farce"
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Citation Linkdawn.com"News stories for Salman Akram Raja - DAWN.COM"
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