Jahanzaib Durrani

Mr. Jahanzaib Durrani is an Advocate of the High Court and Partner at Legum Nexus, Islamabad. He is nominated as Independent Director on the prestigious Board of Oil Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Saindak Metals Limited (SML) by the Federal Government of Pakistan. He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and member of the Technical and Procurement Committee of SM. Mr. Durrani is the youngest Independent Director to the Board of any Public Sector Entity in Pakistan. He is also the legal advisor to Balochistan Board of investment and Trade. Mr. Durrani joined Ahmar Bilal Soofi & Co. (ABS & Co.), Islamabad Office in 2013. He was based both in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution department of the firm. He has been extensively involved in the preparation of claims, counter-claims and communication of documents in relation to a significant ICSID arbitration involving the Government of Balochistan and an Australian mining company. The case ranks as one of the most significant mining disputes historically brought before an arbitral tribunal. In 2015, Mr. Durrani joined Conflict Law Centre (CLC) based at the Research Society of International Law (RSIL), Pakistan's premier international law think tank. He played a critical role in developing key documents on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for the Government of Pakistan and Armed Forces. An awe-inspiring achievement is the development of the Manual on Air Combat Operations during Non-International Armed Conflicts' for the Pakistan Air Force. Mr. Durrani has also been a member of the visiting faculty of the National Defence University Islamabad. He taught International law at the Department of International Relations. He also worked as a Legal Assistant to Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham at the House of Lords, United Kingdom. Mr. Jahanzaib Durrani regularly appears in High Court, District Courts, Banking Courts and Tribunals rendering a broad range of legal services to public sector organizations, statutory bodies, International companies and financial institutions. He writes as opinion-writer to the Dawn newspaper, The News International, Express Tribune and Daily Times.