{"id":15822,"date":"2023-08-20T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/?p=15822"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T11:19:55","slug":"partner-omer-soomro-appointed-as-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/partner-omer-soomro-appointed-as-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner Omer Soomro appointed as Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As widely reported in the press<\/a>, Omer Soomro was yesterday appointed Minister for Law, Religious Affairs and Human Rights in the caretaker Provincial Cabinet of Sindh.\n

\"Omer<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omer is a highly regarded advocate. He became a Partner at RIAA Barker Gillette in 2009 and headed our dispute resolution practice in Karachi. His appointment is a testament to his expertise, integrity and commitment to public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omer Soomro will not be practising law with the firm during his term in office. Designated partners will handle the matters for which he was responsible to ensure continuity of client service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We congratulate Omer on adding this latest achievement to his distinguished career. He previously served for two terms as Honorary Secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of us at RIAA Barker Gillette wish Omer the very best as he embarks on this important appointment in service to the people of Sindh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact Mayhar Kazi<\/a> today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article is not legal advice; it provides information of general interest about current legal issues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RIAA Barker Gillette is Pakistan\u2019s premier law firm, with an on-the-ground presence in four major cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar, and affiliated offices in Dubai (DIFC) and London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm practices in all areas of corporate, commercial and dispute resolution law. Leading international legal directories consistently recognize the firm as a top-tier law firm in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lex<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RIAA Barker Gillette is the exclusive member firm in Pakistan for Lex Mundi<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in over 125 countries worldwide.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Distinguished partner and head of RIAA Barker Gillette’s dispute resolution practice in Karachi, Omer Soomro, has been appointed Minister for Law, Religious Affairs and Human Rights in the Sindh caretaker Provincial Cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[13,7,8],"class_list":["post-15822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-story","tag-dispute-resolution","tag-firm","tag-misc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPartner Omer Soomro appointed as Minister - RIAA Barker Gillette<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Partner, Omer Soomro, has been appointed Minister for Law, Religious Affairs and Human Rights in the Sindh caretaker Provincial Cabinet.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/partner-omer-soomro-appointed-as-minister\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Partner Omer Soomro appointed as Minister - 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