Pakistan appointed its first female Supreme Court judge on Monday. Justice Ayesha Malik, 55, had been selected by a commission that decides on the promotion of judges. The newspapers reported that as it is typical for Supreme Court judges, she was sworn in on live TV, with her oath administered by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad. Justice Ayesha Malik has become the first female judge of the Supreme Court.
The nine-member body that confirmed her appointment had initially turned down her elevation last year, before voting 5-4 to approve her this year. Justice Malik was educated at Harvard University and served as a high court judge in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore for the past two decades.
