Agha Javed Pathan is a political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, who practices as a doctor in Karachi. He was accused of shoe throwing on Arbab Ghulam Rahim in April 2008. He was accused of hitting Arbab on his first visit to Sindh Assembly after General elections of 2008 to attend the session and taking oath as a member of provincial assembly. Agha Javed was arrested from his home but was released by the court due to lack of evidence. He died on 4 November 2018 due to road accident in Karachi.
Javed earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, then Liaquat Medical College at Jamshoro in 1996. He received a postgraduate diploma in public administration in 2002 from Karachi University. He completed a Masters in Administrative Sciences in 2006 from Karachi University. Recently, he was pursuing M. Phil in University of Sindh, Jamshoro and completed his course work.
Current activities
As Chairman, Pakistan Medical and Dental Association he raised voice against target killing of doctors in Karachi in 1999.
Dr Javed condemned the physical manhandling of doctors by a group of attendants and friends of a patient at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre in July 2008 and urged authorities to carry out investigations of the incidence. He called for measures to protect doctors and other hospital staff from such attacks.
Agha Javed Pathan lead a hunger strike in Feb 2011 at Karachi Press Club for extradition of Pervez Musharraf after later's refusal to appear before an anti-terrorism court on charges that he failed to provide adequate security to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Agha Javed was nominated in a case of shoe throwing against former Chief Minister of Sindh province. He was accused of hitting the head of Arbab Ghulam Rahim on April 7, 2008 with his shoes inside Sindh Assembly building after assembly session. and shown all over the world. Three cases were registered against him under Sections 337-A, 392 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 13-D of the Arms Ordinance and Section 6/9-A of Control of Narcotic Substance Act at Preedy police station. He was arrested after police raided his home. Four cases were registered against him including manhandling with Arbab Ghulam Rahim, committing decoity, keeping illegal weapons and narcotics. Later he was released by the court due to lack of evidence. Immediately after the incident, Pakistan Peoples Party activist Kazim Hakim offered Rs. 600,000- for the shoe thrown at Arbab Ghulam Rahim; Sardar Ameen Mengal, a leader from Pakistan Peoples Party, Larkana chapter offered Rs.9,000,000 for the shoe.
