 He has been serving as Dean, Faculty of Legal Studies and Head of Hamdard School of Law at the Hamdard University, Karachi since October 2000.Justice Zahid collaborated with the Government of Sindh, Pakistan for the establishment of a 'Committee for the Welfare of Women Prisoners' at the Special Prison for Women at Karachi.However, in 2009, the work was expended to include Juveniles and Male Prisoners of all 22 prisons of Sindh.