Iqbal Raad Explained

Iqbal Raad was a Pakistani lawyer associated with the Pakistan Muslim League (N).^{[1] [2]} He had been Advocate General of Sindh until 1999.^[3] In 2000 he was one of the lead defense lawyers in the trial of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif.^[4] On 10 March 2000 he was killed in his office in Karachi by three gunmen, while a fourth stood guard at the entrance to the building.^{[5] [6]} He was 52 years old at the time of his death.^[7] In 2005, ten Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists were acquitted of the murder.^[8]

External links

• http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-body-of-iqbal-raad-lawyer-for-deposed-pakistani-prime-news-photo/1593193
• http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/family-members-mourn-the-death-of-iqbal-raad-lawyer-for-news-photo/1508806

Notes and References

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/673848.stm Sharif lawyer laid to rest
2. "Murdered Pakistani Lawyer Received Threats During Sharif Trial", CNN.com, March 11, 2000.
3. Tariq Butt, "Murder of forgotten PML-N lawyer recalled in Supreme Court", The News International, September 9, 2011.
4. Ian Preston (ed.), A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia (2001), p. 232.
5. Tony Karon, "Pakistan shooting clouds Clinton's visit", Time.com, March 10, 2000.
6. http://edition.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/12/pakistan.sharif.01/index.html Defense lawyers boycott Pakistan's Sharif trial
7. "Ex-Pakistani Premier's Lawyer Gunned Down", Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2000.
8. "Muttahida activists acquitted in Raad case", Dawn.com, Jan. 15, 2005.