Ms. Bushra Zia

Ms. Bushra Zia

Ms. Bushra has done her LL.B, PGD in Banking & Finance, Certified Training Program on Bank Lending- Legal Implications of Securities & their Documentation held at Institute of Bankers Pakistan, Karachi as well as Certified Training Program by Islamic Banking Department, SBP on Islamic Banking. She has more than 18 years of varied hands on work experience in corporate, banking, tax, customs, auditing, civil, constitutional, family laws and consultancy including drafting of banking recovery suits, executions, legal documentation, agreements, contracts, joint ventures, permissions, approvals, registration etc. as well as appearing in the Courts of Law or before the Authorities for pleading client’s matters for decision or adjudication. She is actively into litigation and practicing Advocate in Banking, Corporate, Commercial, Tax, Customs, Constitutional Civil, Family cases and carrying out both Legal Advisory, Consultation and Litigation.

She is on the Panel of Advocate in National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan State Oil for last six years. She is handling litigation of National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan State Oil in the Sindh High Court as well as in the Banking Court. She is handling litigation, corporate, banking and civil matters and also handling corporate department pertaining to opinion work on corporate queries, agreements, MOU, syndicate and consortiums, partnerships, registrations, etc along with litigation in banking suits, recovery suits, property matters, executions, suit for damages, possession, petitions, service matters, succession matters and the like. She also actively participating in drafting suits mainly in suit for damages, banking, recovery, damages, pension matters, service matters, property & possession suits, corporate and civil matters and as well as provide consultancy in property, service, succession, civil and family matters. She is also reviewing Banking and Finance Documents, Provident Funds, recognized provident funds, contributions and Income Tax, Memorandum of Understanding between banks for banking services, Transfer and transmission of shares, Succession certificate and letters of administration and Property review, pre and post property opinion.

Ms. Bushra Zia has a stint with State Bank of Pakistan, Legal Department for almost six years. She worked as Deputy Director and handled banking and corporate matters along with drafting of recovery suits filed by the banks. During her stay she got hands-on experience in amendments pertaining to Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962, introduction of money laundering ordinance and alteration, restructuring and reorganization of different banks She actively participated in drafting SOP, various policies, procedures, HR manuals and retirement issues, Foreign Exchange and Exchange Policy issues, agreements with world bank, inspection of the bank by SBP and drafting of decisions in BPRD in Banking Muhtasib cases. She also has hands on experience in auditing and corporate commercial opinion and transactions.

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