Bahlol Khattak
| Bahlol Khattak | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1971-June-01 Karak |
| 🏫 Education | LLB, Khyber Law College , University of Peshawar |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| 🏛️ Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMLN) |
Bahlol Khattak is a Pakistani lawyer and jurist, currently serving as a member (judicial) of the Federal Service Tribunal.[1]
He was president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association from 2021 until 2022.
He is also an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan[2]. A native of Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he is the son of the noted Pashto poet and scholar Pareshan Khattak.
Early life and education
Bahlol Khattak was born in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the son of Professor Pareshan Khattak (Ghami Jan Khattak), a Pashto poet,[3] educationist, historian, philosopher, and public intellectual who served as director of the Pashto Academy,[4] chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC),[5] and vice chancellor of Gomal University.[6] He was a recipient of national honors, including the Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz.[7]
Bahlol Khattak completed his F.Sc. from the historic Islamia College Peshawar,[8] and obtained his LL.B. from Khyber Law College, University of Peshawar.
Legal career
Khattak began his professional legal career practicing at the Peshawar High Court. From 2006 to 2007, he served as Secretary General of the Peshawar High Court Bar[9] Association. In 2013, he was appointed Deputy attorney general of Pakistan, where he served until 2018, resigning from the post reportedly due to political differences.[10] He returned to the forefront of the legal fraternity in 2021, when he was elected president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association,[9] contesting under the banner of the Pakistan Pakistan Muslim League (N)-Nawaz (PML-N) Lawyers Forum.
Role in the Lawyers’ Movement
Bahlol Khattak actively participated in the Lawyers’ Movement (2007–2009), which sought the restoration of judicial independence after the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.[8] At the time, he was serving as the Provincial President of a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League[11] in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from which he resigned in solidarity with the movement.[12][13] His protest involvement led to his imprisonment during the course of the movement.[2]
Federal Service Tribunal
In 2024, Bahlol Khattak was appointed as a member (judicial) of the Federal Service Tribunal for a three-year term.[14] In this role, he adjudicates service-related matters involving federal government employees and contributes to institutional legal reform in Pakistan's civil service.
References
- ↑ "Federal Service Tribunal daily cause list (29‑11‑2024)" (PDF). Federal Service Tribunal, Pakistan. 29 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peshawar lawyer appointed FST member". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ "Writer Pareshan Khattak remembered on 16th death anniversary". Dawn. 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Pashto Academy, Peshawar University". Pashto Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ "Remembering Pareshan: 85th birth anniversary observed in K‑P". Express Tribune. 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Great loss: Fifth death anniversary of Pareshan Khattak passes in silence". Express Tribune. 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Pareshan Khattak's death anniversary today". Dawn. 16 April 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Islamia College, Peshawar". www.icp.edu.pk. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "PML-N's Bahlol Khattak elected high court bar president". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "KP law officers affiliated with PTI & PML-N resign". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "PMLN – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz". Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ "PML lawyers wing chief resigns". Brecorder. March 18, 2007. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (2007-03-18). "3 lawyers quit ruling party over CJ issue". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "President appoints 4 members to Federal Service Tribunal". 24NewsHD. 10 November 2024.
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