
Sufyan Khan
Advocate High Court Peshawar
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About
Effective law professional with a proven track record of successfully representing clients in court, developing legal strategies, and drafting and negotiating contracts. Well-versed in principles of family law, civil litigation, and criminal law. Works independently and collaboratively as part of a team. Committed to work and always available for those who can't afford the expenses of this burdened legal system.
Experience
Repatriation Assistant at VRC Azakhel SHARP (2024-05 – 2025-01)
During my tenure in VRC, performed following duties:
- Scheduling families repatriating.
- Screening of families arrive at VRC for repatriation.
- Segregation of families for deregistration from database expected to repatriate.
- Conducting interviews for parents in case of unregistered children. (BIA, BID, Family link)
- Individual counselling of families repatriating regarding their rights and facilities provided them at their intended destination.
- Preparing voluntary repatriation form (VRF) by entering data and picture of each individual of family.
- Preparing monthly reports of individuals counselled.
- Obtaining finger Prints, Iris and pictures of each individual at the BIMS.
- Conducting final interviews of Head of house hold (HOH) called Exit questionnaire.
Lawyer at SHARP Peshawar (2023-12 – Present)
- Dealing court cases of Afghan refugees under section 14 Foreigners Act and 10 RRBA.
- Free legal aid and advice in case of tenancy and fiscal issues.
- Legal assistance/counselling and protection of refugees especially Women at risk and minors.
- Protection of refugees from all sorts of harassment in society.
- Preparing weekly as well as monthly performance reports.
- Making arrangements for legal camp, sensitization workshops and training of officials.
- Preparing reports of legal camps, Capacity building trainings and sensitization workshops.
- Generating timesheet of whole team on monthly basis.
- Creating database, by converting hard data into soft form (specially Attendance of trainings and legal camps).
- Keeping up-to-date complete data of team ALAC. (Arrest detention, Court cases and counselling sheets).
Lawyer at Peshawar High Court (2018-12 – Present)
- Dealing with cases relating to civil, criminal, and service matters as well as family cases.
- Drafting plaint.
- Pursuing court proceedings.
- Arguing cases before the competent forum.
- Providing legal opinions to clients and guiding them.
- Free legal aid to those who can't afford it.
- Criminal trials of accused behind the bars in pity nature cases (Pauper cases given by prosecutors).
- Civil trials of poor and low-income persons, (Pauper suits given by court).
- In pauper cases every step of the trial is carried out free of cost.
- Frequent visits to central prison Peshawar to look for Pauper cases.
Education
LLB in Civil and Criminal Law – Frontier Law College Peshawar (2015 – 2018)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – F.G Degree College for Men Peshawar (2012 – 2014)