Mohammad Akmal Wasim is a Pakistani lawyer and legal expert. He has over 30 years of experience working in various legal positions, including as the Director of Policy and Programs at the Legal Rights Forum and as the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society in Karachi. He received his LL.B from the University of Karachi and has practiced law in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Wasim has authored several publications on legal issues in Pakistan and presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. He is currently an Associate Professor at Hamdard University and continues legal advocacy work through various projects.

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Mohammad Akmal Wasim
CURICULUM VITAE
Position Held:
Director,
Policy & Programs
Legal Rights Forum
Project Director,
Litigation & Research
Legal Aid Office
Karachi
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society
Karachi
Education
G.C.E. '0' Levels Karachi Grammar School 1973
Higher School Certificate St. Patrick’s College Karachi 1975
Bachelor of Arts University of Punjab 1978
LL.B University of Karachi 1981
Professional Experience
 Signed Rolls of the Advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistan March 1997
 Assistant Advocate General, Sindh 1996
 Advisor (Law), Ministry of Human Rights, 1996
Government of Pakistan
Panel Member of Advocates of the Federal Government 1984-99
 Legal Advisor: 1988-1996
o Digital Communications (Pvt) Limited
o Digital Radio Paging Limited
o Digital Communications Marketing (Pvt) Limited
o FM 100 Karachi
o FM 100 Lahore
o FM 100 Lahore
Address: 17-A/II C Street
Khayaban-e-Tanzeem
Phase V, D.H.A.
Karachi 75500

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Cell: +92-21-3062016827 e-mail: akmal.wasim@gmail.com
Ph.(Off.): +92-21-99266011-14 Skype: Akmal.wasim
Legal Advisor of the following Department/Institutions of the Government:
Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority
Marine Fisheries Department
State Bank of Pakistan 1997 -1999
Karachi Steel Mills 1997- 1999
National Bank of Pakistan 1997- 1999
UBL
HBL
PIAC
 Special Prosecutor for Customs and Narcotics: Customs Court and the
Special Appellate Court 1990 - 1998
 Panel of Attorneys - Consulate General of United States, Karachi 1994 –
2000
Academics:
Honorary Professor of Law in Sindh Muslim Law College 1986 - 1987
Hamdard University, Business Laws 1997 - 1998
L’école; London Univ., External LL.B Programme 2002 - 2004
Associate Professor of Law, Hamdard School of Law, H.U. 2007- March 2014
o Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Legal Studies, (Hamdard Univ.)
2001-2006
Professional Membership
Member of Supreme Court of Pakistan Bar Association 1997 – Life Member
Member Sindh High Court Bar Association 1984 - Present
Member Karachi Bar Association 1984 - 1997
Member World Jurists Association 1993- 1998
Member LAW ASIA 1993- 1998
Member (International} American Bar Association 1994 – 2002
 Alumnus, State Department, Govt. of United States
Conferences and Papers
o April, 1994 attended SAARC Conference at New Delhi, India.
o July - August 1994, represented Pakistan on USIA Programme (presently
renamed IVLP): Legal System of the United States
o May-September 2006, read papers and Resource Person on “Honour

3. Ph (Res): +92-21-35863415
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Killings” arranged by the British Council
o Read paper on “Honour Killings in the background of Feudal Mindset”
(Selectedas Course Material by Carr Institute of Human Rights, Harvard
Kennedy School, Harvard University
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr/programs/sexuality,-gender-
human-rights/programs/ending-violence-on-women-study-group/spring-
2014/week-4
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/content/download/70239/1253766/version/1/file/
HonourKillingAndFeudalism.pdf
o Paper on “Democracy and the Role of Self Governance in Pakistan”
o Article “Education and legal education: the glitches
o Article “PAKISTAN’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC WOES”
o Read Paper “Overview of Criminal Justice System in Pakistan”
o ORF Conference in collaboration with RAND corporation 15-16 March 2007
Paper presented: “Predicaments in defining terrorism and its social
contexts”
http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/html/workshop/programm
e%20workshop.pdf
o Article on “Role and Concerns on Public Interest Ligation presented on the
Golden Jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan 2006
o Paper presented in conference at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
2005:”Revival of Local Governance: Can it provide the moorings for a
sustainable democracy in Pakistan”
o Co-authored a Paper on “The province of Sindh as a case study on the
Prosecution Services” published by Asian Human Rights Commission”
http://pp.lao.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-province-of-Sindh-as-
a-case-study-on-the-prosecution-service.pdf
http://www.pakistansocietyofcriminology.com/publications/Vol2No3July201
0.pdf
o Co-authored Paper titled “Honour Killings in Pakistan” presented in
Katmandu, Nepal September 2010 in Conference on “Strategizing Women’s
Legal Status in South Asia
o “Honour and Women Rights”, Paper published in the book 29th April, 2012
http://masumfp.blogspot.com/2012/10/newly-released-masums-
publication.html

4. Ph (Res): +92-21-35863415
Cell: +92-21-3062016827 e-mail: akmal.wasim@gmail.com
Ph.(Off.): +92-21-99266011-14 Skype: Akmal.wasim
o NAPSIPAG Conference in collaboration with Ministry of Internal
Governance, Kerala, on MDG: Public Delivery Systems held in
Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 11-13 December 2010
o International Conference hosted by Hamdard School of Law and
Committee for Prisoners Welfare and NAPSIPAG: Criminal Justice
System: Towards a systematic approach : Perspectives from Asia and
Pacific 26-29 April 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan
o Paper on Criminal Justice Standards and Ideological biases.
http://www.transcrime.unitn.it/tc/fso/interventi/Karachi-
Conference_Programme_20-21_October_2012.pdf
o Sindh Prisons A Review of the Criminal Justice System – Annual Research
Report 2015
http://pp.lao.org.pk/sindh-prisons-a-review-of-the-criminal-justice-system-
annual-research-report-2015/
o LAO Final Annual Progress Report 2014
http://pp.lao.org.pk/lao-final-annual-report-2014/
o The Landscape of DisasterManagement in Pakistan: Gaps in the Legal
Framework - "The Emerging Threshold of DisasterLaw in Asia" the book
in print for launch by Routledge Publications in February 2017 –
NAPSPAG – Jawaharlal Nehru University
o
Books:
o Co-Editor, Pakistan Prison Rules 1894 – February 2011
Applicable to the Province of Sindh
o Co-Editor, Bare Act Referencer Companies Ordinance, 1984
o Course designed for B.A. (Law) for introduction of 5 years Composite LL.B
Programme at HSL
o Co-Editor, Constitution of Pakistan (Pocket Edition) 2012
Past Projects:
Consultant – Pakistan Legislative Support Programme (PLSP) 2007 -2010
Consultant – DFID TRF on National Health Policy 2010
Drafted Sindh Police Act 2014 in collaboration with ROZAN RABTA 2012-2014

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Cell: +92-21-3062016827 e-mail: akmal.wasim@gmail.com
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Drafted Prevention of Torture Act in collaboration with AHRC and other
stakeholders 2012
Prisons Project (US State Department) – Supervising and Monitoring Pro Bono
Legal Aid to Under Trial Prisoners in the Province of Sindh (Karachi,
Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Larkana, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Ghotki and Khairpur)
& ResearchSection (Cr. Justice System & Prison Reforms)
EDACE (FCO UK – DAI) – Enhanced Democracy, Accountability and Citizens
Engagement – Executive Director & Team Lead and Supervising and Monitoring
the Litigation (Karachi, Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur and Ghotki)
 Monitoring, Supervision and Audit of litigation
 Community Awareness Clinics on Fundamental Rights and Education
on the remedies available under the Constitution and specific laws (for
the the marginalized and vulnerable Sections of the Population.)
 Capacity building of District Judiciary & Police Officers through
workshops
 Developing Manuals for the Training of Trainers (Jointly and
Separtaely for the Trainers and the Attendees)