Lawyer Hafeez Pirzada dies in UK

E-Paper | October 25, 2026

Lawyer Hafeez Pirzada dies in UK

Habib Khan Ghori Published September 2, 2015

KARACHI: Senior lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada passed away on Tuesday night in a London hospital where he was undergoing treatment since mid-July. He was 80 years old.

A lawyer of the Supreme Court, Mr Pirzada last appeared before the Judicial Commission as the lead lawyer of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. He presented the PTI’s case related to allegations about systematic rigging in the 2013 general elections.

Son of a former Sindh chief minister, Abdul Sattar Pirzada, the seasoned lawyer was one of the founding members of the PPP. He contested the general elections in 1970 and 1977 from the platform of the PPP and became a senior member of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s cabinet.

Mr Pirzada is credited to have authored the 1973 Constitution, which was unanimously passed by parliament.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play

Newspaper

2,000 displaced as Israel launches West Bank op

Pakistan Railways hits panic button after repeated accidents

Gabd border crossing with Iran reopened

Sultan Alvi, Toronto, Canada

Sep 02, 2015 09:39am

RIP Pirzada Sahib. Thank you for all your services for Pakistan.

Recommend 0

saleem

Sep 02, 2015 01:30pm

Always with Bhutto!s good and bad days, true friend of Bhutto . RIP

Recommend 0

Saeed Akhtar

Sep 02, 2015 11:25pm

Let me put the record straight. The 1973 Constitution was never passed by any assembly in Pakistan. With the breakup of Pakistan the 1970 elections lost their legality. Bhutto was appointed the country's first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator by the military. He assumed office of the President immediately thereafter and after the 1973 Constitution was "approved" by the political parties he became the Prime Minister. He was a non-elected President and non-elected Prime Minister. He was not a democratically elected Prime Minister as has been, and is being, claimed by the political leadership.

Recommend 0

Branded Content

Nishat Group and LUXEED sign strategic MoU to bring Premium New Energy Vehicles to Pakistan

Pakistan’s diversified business group joins hands with LUXEED, with the backing of Chery Group, to build a premium new energy ecosystem for Pakistani customers

A deeper connection to Madinah: Knowledge economic city makes its Pakistan debut at the Saudi-Pakistan Real Estate Expo

KEC will present its full masterplan and Al Alyaa residential community, introducing a connected lifestyle destination in a city cherished by generations of Pakistani families.