▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁chairman ▁N AB ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁judge ▁of ▁L ah ore ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁career ▁He ▁started ▁off ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁after ▁doing ▁his ▁B . A ./ L . L . B . ▁He ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Justice ▁Kh ok har ▁took ▁o ath ▁on ▁P CO ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁P CO ▁was ▁illegal ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁refer ▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁all ▁jud ges ▁of ▁higher ▁jud ici ary ▁who ▁took ▁o ath ▁on ▁P CO ▁to ▁Supreme ▁Jud icial ▁Council . ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Justice ▁Kh ok har ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁His ▁normal ▁ten ure ▁would ▁have ▁ended ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁turned ▁ 6 5 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁P CO ▁O ath ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁from ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁who ▁took ▁o ath ▁under ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁constitution ▁on ▁November ▁