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Barrister A. Ahad Khokher

Associate Partner
Advocate High Court

Barrister Ahad Khokher is an Associate Partner at S.M. Masud & Associates, based in the firm's Islamabad office. With a practice spanning nearly a decade, he brings a rare combination of courtroom advocacy and sophisticated transactional acumen, having established himself as a trusted and versatile practitioner across the full spectrum of civil, constitutional, and commercial law.

Barrister Ahad Khokher's practice is anchored in constitutional litigation and fundamental rights advocacy before Pakistan's superior courts, where he has earned a reputation for tenacious, principled representation in matters of considerable legal and public significance. His command of civil and commercial law is equally well regarded, encompassing complex disputes, corporate and transactional matters, taxation issues of a regulatory and policy nature, and the drafting and negotiation of sophisticated commercial contracts. He maintains an equally active intellectual property practice, representing clients in contentious and advisory matters before the competent forums.

In consolidation of his varied professional experience, dispute resolution and construction law form an integral part of his practice, with particular depth in high-value arbitration proceedings governed by FIDIC and other international contractual frameworks. In tandem with his civil and commercial litigation expertise, Barrister Khokher has developed a specialist practice in white-collar crime, cyber law and allied legislative frameworks, regularly appearing in some of the most technically complex and consequential proceedings in these rapidly evolving fields.

Barrister Ahad Khokher is recognised for his strategic acuity, authoritative courtroom presence, and an unwavering commitment to his clients' interests, qualities that have earned him the trust of individuals, institutions, and corporate clients across some of the most noteworthy matters before the courts. He appears regularly before the High Courts, the District and Sessions Courts, Accountability Courts and Special Courts, and an array of specialist tribunals including but not limited to the Federal Service Tribunal, the Intellectual Property Tribunal, the National Industrial Relations Commission, the Pakistan Medical Tribunal, the Customs Appellate Tribunal, and the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bar-at-Law (BPP University London)
• Bachelor of Laws (University of London)
• Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law

MEMBERSHIPS

• The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
• Member Punjab Bar Council
• Member District Bar Association, Rawalpindi
• Member High Court Bar Association, Rawalpindi

CONTACT DETAILS

• +92-307-2222317
• ahadkhokher@smmasudlaw.com