THE FIRST FEMALE SUPREME COURT JUDGE IN PAKISTAN HAS BEEN SWORN IN

  • 24/01/2022

Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge has been sworn in in the country's capital, Islamabad. Ayesha Malik, 55, now shares a bench with 16 other male colleagues on the supreme court of the Muslim-majority country. Lawyers and campaigners claimed it was a remarkable triumph after decades of fight for women's representation in Pakistan's male-dominated society. Some lawyers and judges were opposed to Justice Malik's appointment because she was perceived to be less senior than other contenders. Justice Malik, who attended the Pakistan College of Law and Harvard University, has spent the last two decades as a high court judge in the city of Lahore in eastern Pakistan.

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