Ghalib Naseer

Ghalib Naseer

Malik Ghalib Naseer Thaheem

Lawyer and legal scholar working on constitutionalism, international law, jurisprudence and legal theory. Barrister under training at the Middle Temple.

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Partner, FLC & Associates LLP

Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi

  • Regional Partner, HS Legal LLP, Islamabad
  • Visiting Faculty, The Millennium Universal College (TMUC), Multan
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Practice

  • Criminal Law

    Bail, trial and appellate work in criminal matters.

  • Family Law

    Marriage and its dissolution, maintenance, custody and guardianship.

  • Corporate Litigation and Compliance

    Commercial disputes, company and LLP incorporation, and regulatory filings.

Instructions are taken through FLC & Associates LLP at its offices in Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Get in touch.

Profile

Ghalib Naseer is a legal scholar. He is a Partner at FLC & Associates LLP, Regional Partner at HS Legal LLP, and Visiting Faculty and Head of Moot Courts and Advocacy Initiatives at The Millennium Universal College (TMUC), Multan. He is a barrister under training at the Middle Temple.

His research covers constitutionalism, international law, jurisprudence and legal theory. He has published on the basic structure doctrine and the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, judicial activism in Pakistan, bail and pre-trial detention, the enforcement of jus cogens, outer-space resources, water conflict in the Indus Basin and the rights of intersex persons. He writes for The Friday Times, LEAP Pakistan and The Monthly Wukkla Ittehad, and his commentary has also appeared in The News International.

He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of London, which he studied for at Pakistan College of Law, Lahore. His dissertation, on Pakistan’s constitutional crises read through the Hart–Fuller debate, received a High Distinction. He has been a Researcher at the Centre of Excellence in International Law, ISSRA, National Defence University, and was the first student across The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS) campuses to be appointed Research Fellow, where he revived the TILS Law Review after ten years.

He is active in mooting as a competitor, judge, coach and organiser, and was Director General of the High Court Bar Association Multan Moot Committee, which held Pakistan’s first moot court competition inside a High Court. He co-founded Spark of Hope, a student-led relief initiative that began after the 2022 floods.

He is a TEDx speaker, selected by TEDxGulgasht in Multan to deliver the talk ‘The Unwritten Verdict: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Modern Justice’.

Selected work

Latest article 2026 Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, vol 5, issue 3, pp 141–164

Unmaking the Constitution’s Core: The Twenty-Seventh Amendment, Judicial Independence and the Basic Structure Doctrine in Pakistan

Traces the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s move from rejecting the basic structure doctrine to recognising enforceable limits on Parliament’s constituent power, compares India, Bangladesh, Germany and Turkey, and uses the Twenty-Seventh Amendment as a stress test for judicial independence, separation of powers and civilian supremacy.

  1. 2026

    When the Boomerang Returns

    Opinion, The News International, 7 November 2026

  2. 2026

    India an Outlier in Customary International Law vis-à-vis Indus Waters Treaty

    Interactive visual, Centre of Excellence for International Law (CEIL), ISSRA, National Defence University

  3. 2025

    Contemporary Hydrological Weaponization: Strategic Fallout of the Indus Basin

    With Mirza Shahzaib Muhammad Khan. Journal of International Law, National Defence University

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Current positions

Practice and faculty

  1. Since June 2026

    Partner

    FLC & Associates LLP, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi

    Earlier at the firm: Intern, July 2025 to May 2026. Corporate drafting, legal research, criminal litigation, court filings and court appearances.

  2. Since August 2026

    Regional Partner

    HS Legal LLP, Islamabad

  3. Since September 2026

    Visiting Faculty; Head of Moot Courts and Advocacy Initiatives

    The Millennium Universal College (TMUC), Multan

    Trains law students in legal research, drafting and oral advocacy, and coaches teams for international moot competitions.

Boards and memberships

  1. Since July 2026

    Director, Board of Directors

    Law Students Commission Pakistan

    Earlier: Director of Student Affairs, October 2025 to May 2026. Led training workshops and guest lectures on oral advocacy and legal drafting.

  2. Since May 2025

    Member, Young Arbitrators Group

    Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA)

    April 2025: Head of Protocols at the CIICA 10th Anniversary Conference, Islamabad, which hosted delegates from the ICC, the PCA, international arbitration firms, government and the judiciary.

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Offices

FLC & Associates LLP

Barristers, Lawyers and Consultants

  • Head Office, Multan

    Ali Street, New North Gulgasht Colony, Multan
  • Multan Courts

    4-Bashir Khan Block, District and Sessions Courts, Multan
  • Lahore

    3rd Floor, Al-Ghaffar Law Building, 7-Turner Road, Lahore
  • Rawalpindi

    Hamza Plaza, Awan Market, Rawalpindi

Contact

For legal enquiries, speaking and teaching invitations, moot adjudication and research collaboration.

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