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Islamabad High Court Bar Association

Shaping Pakistan's climate-conscious legal future.

The Climate Change Committee of the IHCBA advances climate literacy, sustainability and environmental justice across the legal profession — and proudly represents Pakistan on the global stage.

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Dear All:

I welcome you all to the newly launched website of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association's Climate Change Committee.

Our mission is simple: To equip legal professionals with the tools, knowledge, and network needed to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of climate law and drive meaningful environmental policy. And to translate executive policy into actionable legal frameworks, championing environmental rule of law within the Islamabad Capital Territory and across the federation!

— Zain Ali  Chairperson

Our Purpose

A profession that answers the climate crisis.

The Committee was inspired by the International Bar Association's Climate Registry — a global platform through which bar associations, law societies and similar bodies share the steps they are taking to address climate change and support the transition to net zero, both in their own operations and through their engagement with member lawyers and firms.

Inspired by this global initiative, the IHCBA is committed to advancing climate literacy across Pakistan's legal profession.

Our key objectives include educating legal practitioners on the multifaceted legal implications of climate change, exploring innovative legal solutions, and fostering collaboration with organisations devoted to strengthening climate literacy across the legal community.

Islamabad High Court Bar Association headquarters
11commitments guiding our climate mandate

Educate

Equipping lawyers with the climate literacy to navigate environmental law, sustainability and climate justice with confidence.

Innovate

Exploring forward-thinking legal solutions to the complex challenges posed by a changing climate.

Collaborate

Building partnerships with government, academia, NGOs and international bodies to drive effective climate action.

Terms of Reference

Our mission, in eleven commitments.

The mandate of the Climate Change Committee of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association.

The Committee

The advocates leading the way.

Nominated by the President of the IHCBA to increase climate literacy within the legal community, share knowledge and inspire initiatives in sustainability, the environment and the climate crisis.

Portrait of Zain Ali, Chairperson of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee Chairperson

Zain Ali

Advocate, High Court

A committed advocate for environmental justice, Zain Ali chairs the Climate Change Committee — leading the Association's agenda to embed climate literacy and environmental responsibility within the legal community, protect natural resources, hold polluters to account, and advance Pakistan's climate commitments through the courts.

Climate-related engagements

  • Bridging the Climate Gap: Mediation and Climate Conscious Lawyering, 2025 — SDPI and IHCBA
  • From Planning to Practice: Advancing Climate Resilience in Pakistan Workshop, 2025 — World Bank
  • CIICA 10th Anniversary Conference on Climate Change and International Arbitration, 2025
  • Understanding the Climate Change and Health Nexus in Pakistan, 2024
Portrait of Faiza Asad, Co-Chairperson of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee Co-Chairperson

Faiza Asad

Advocate, High Courts of Pakistan | Barrister-at-Law

Faiza Asad runs an independent legal practice with offices in Islamabad and Karachi. An Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan and a member of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, her practice focuses primarily on constitutional, civil and corporate-commercial litigation.

Ms. Asad has a particular interest in climate change and environmental law, and has been involved in public interest litigation concerning environmental protection — including filing a constitutional petition relating to the conservation of a protected heritage site. She undertakes pro bono work, particularly in matters concerning women and juveniles.

She holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn.

Portrait of Adam Jabbar, Member of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee Member

Adam Jabbar

Advocate, High Court

Adam Jabbar explores how artificial intelligence and emerging technology can be harnessed for climate action — from analysing environmental regulation and modelling climate risk to accelerating the research, drafting and knowledge-sharing that underpins the Committee's work, strengthening climate literacy across the profession. A technology lawyer and Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan, he advises SaaS companies, startups and digital platforms internationally and is an Amazon best-selling author on legal technology.

Portrait of Musa, Member of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee Member

Musa

Advocate, High Court

Muhammad Musa Khan is an Advocate of the High Court of Pakistan and a Founding Partner at Adam | Durrani | Musa – Attorneys & Co. He holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of London and has developed a practice focused on litigation, environmental governance, and sustainable development. Musa has represented Pakistan at the 14th UNESCO Youth Forum and the 3rd Global Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Youth Forum, contributing to international dialogue on climate action, biodiversity conservation, youth participation, and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Passionate about the role of law in addressing climate change, Musa works to bridge legal practice with environmental policy, believing that effective climate action depends on strong institutions, accountable governance, and meaningful public participation.

At the Committee's seminar on Climate Change and its Mitigation in the Age of AI, he moderated the panel on climate justice, the role of the judiciary and international cooperation.

Portrait of Hassan Khan, Member of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee Member

Hassan Khan

Barrister-at-Law

Hassan Khan is a Barrister practising in Islamabad. He previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has conducted advocacy in the courts of London. His areas of interest include climate litigation, constitutional rights and environmental justice, with experience spanning judicial, regulatory and policy settings in Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

He was invited to participate in a British High Commission and Oxford Policy Management-led initiative in recognition of his work on climate litigation and environmental justice. Hassan brings expertise in cross-jurisdictional legal analysis and in translating international climate policy frameworks into practical, implementable recommendations.

Portrait of Sarah Kazmi, Committee Advisor, IHCBA Climate Change Committee Committee Advisor

Sarah Kazmi

Legal Advisor & Trainer | Energy, ESG & Climate Governance

Sarah Kazmi is a legal advisor and trainer in energy, ESG, regulatory compliance and climate governance, with over 17 years of experience. She served as Co-Chair of the Climate Change Committee of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association in 2024–25 and is committed to promoting climate-conscious lawyering and strengthening climate literacy within the legal profession.

Her climate-related engagements include organizing and moderating the IHCBA–SDPI event on Climate Conscious Lawyering and Mediation in 2025; speaking at the International Bar Association Roundtable on Bar Association and Law Society Climate Initiatives in 2025; moderating the CIICA 10th Anniversary Climate Change and Arbitration Panel in 2025; participating as a panellist at Pakistan Water Week 2023 on the climate–migration nexus; and speaking at ESG summits and symposiums in 2025 and 2026.

Why this platform

A digital home for climate action in law.

This platform exists to give the Committee's work a permanent, visible presence — domestically and internationally. It is where our mission, our people and our progress live.

It allows us to share knowledge, document our engagement with the IBA Climate Registry, and invite lawyers, students, institutions and partners to engage with the climate agenda of the Bar.

What you'll find here

A growing resource built around transparency, education and collaboration.

  • Our purpose, mission and Terms of Reference
  • The advocates serving on the Committee
  • Our engagement with the IBA Climate Registry
  • Opportunities to collaborate and contribute
Get Involved

Join the movement for climate law.

Are you a lawyer, researcher, student or institution interested in climate law, environmental policy or sustainability? We welcome collaboration, research partnerships and new members to the Committee.

Whether you want to contribute research, join our working groups, or simply stay informed, reach out to us. Together we can strengthen climate literacy within Pakistan's legal profession.

contact@climatechangeihcba.com

Ways to engage

There are many ways to be part of this initiative.

  • Join as a research or advisory contributor
  • Participate in our events and roundtables
  • Collaborate on policy submissions and briefs
  • Share resources and climate law developments

Email us at contact@climatechangeihcba.com

Latest Event

Climate Change and its Mitigation in the Age of AI

A seminar convened by the Climate Change Committee of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association — Friday, 7 August 2026, Hall of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad.

Speakers, guests and members of the IHCBA Climate Change Committee at the seminar on Climate Change and its Mitigation in the Age of AI, Islamabad High Court Bar Association
Guests of honour, panellists and Committee members at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association following the seminar.

On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Climate Change Committee hosted ‘Climate Change and its Mitigation in the Age of AI’ at the Hall of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association — bringing the Bar, the bench, regulators, scientists and policy specialists together to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping climate mitigation, adaptation and the practice of environmental law.

The seminar opened with recitation and welcome remarks, followed by an address from the Committee Chairperson and a session on climate literacy, ESG and the emerging nexus between artificial intelligence and climate action. Two moderated panels and an audience question-and-answer session followed, closing with a vote of thanks to the speakers, volunteers and ushers.

The event drew a full house of advocates, law students and institutional guests, and reflected the Committee's core purpose: to build climate literacy across Pakistan's legal profession and to translate international climate policy into workable domestic legal practice.

Panel discussion in progress at the seminar on Climate Change and its Mitigation in the Age of AI
In the Press

Courting The Law — 12 August 2026

Read the full report of the seminar published by Courting The Law, Pakistan's legal news and commentary platform.

 Address from the podium at the IHCBA Climate Change Committee seminar
Guests of Honour & Speakers
  • Justice (R) Mushir AlamFormer Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan; former Chief Justice, Sindh High Court
  • Syed Hassan Ali RazaAdvocate Supreme Court of Pakistan; Managing Partner, Hassan & Partners
  • Asjadullah QureshiClimate and clean energy expert
  • Dr. Muhammad KhurshidFormer Director General, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Aftab Muhammad KhanSecretary General, Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO
  • Ms. Zainab NaeemEnvironmental scientist
The Committee at the Seminar
  • Zain AliChairperson — chaired the seminar and delivered the opening address
  • Faiza AsadCo-Chairperson — moderated the first panel
  • MusaMember — moderated the second panel
  • Adam JabbarMember — spoke on climate change and artificial intelligence
  • Hassan KhanMember — hosted and spoke at the seminar

The Committee records its thanks to every attendee, speaker, volunteer and usher who made the seminar possible.

Advocates, law students and guests in the audience at the IHCBA Climate Change Committee seminar
A full house of advocates, students and guests at the Bar Association hall.
Committee members and guests of honour marking the seminar at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association
Guests of honour and Committee members marking the occasion with the Bar's office bearers.
Previously — In the Field

Pakistan ESG Policy Symposium 2026

On Tuesday, 19th May 2026, lawyers of the IHCBA attended the Pakistan ESG Policy Symposium 2026, organized by the Global Peace Summit at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The theme was 'Advancing sustainable, responsible and inclusive growth in Pakistan'.

Chairperson of the Committee, Mr. Zain Ali, alongside Barrister Sarah H. Kazmi, Advisory Member, attended the event. Barrister Sarah Kazmi also moderated an important panel discussion titled 'Bridging the ESG Gap during Crises: From Reporting to Real Economic and Climate Impact'.

This was an important opportunity for lawyers to engage with ESG as an emerging area of legal practice and to build capacity around climate-conscious lawyering.

IHCBA members at Pakistan ESG Policy Symposium 2026, Marriott Islamabad — Zain Ali and Sarah Kazmi receiving recognition Barrister Sarah Kazmi with colleague at Pakistan ESG Policy Symposium 2026