Justice Ayesha Malik Takes Oath As First Woman Judge In Pakistan’s Supreme Court
You know, it’s so fascinating to know about all the women who are creating history every other day in their respective fields and proving that they are no lesser than men. And Justice Ayesha Malik’s story is one of a kind where she recently took the oath as the first women judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. She has created history, for sure!
On Monday, Pakistan appointed Justice Ayesha Malik as its first female Supreme Court judge. The oath-taking ceremony was held in the capital of Islamabad in a ceremonial hall of the Supreme Court. According to the reports, the ceremony was administered by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and a large number of apex court judges, the attorney generals, lawyers, officials of the Law and Justice Commissions were present to witness this historic event.
Historic. Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as the first ever woman judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court. Also a symbol of how women’s struggles over the past four decades have pushed back patriarchal structures and gender stereotypes.
— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) January 24, 2022
Long way to go but small victories matter. 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/cI3nUV2Ar0
The appointment of Ayesha Malik as the Supreme Court judge is a landmark occasion in the history of the nation. The 55-year-old will now sit on the bench alongside 16 male colleagues at Pakistan’s highest court. We are so proud that she made her own way in the patriarchal system defying all the odds. Justice Ayesha Malik will be working as a Supreme Court judge until June 2031. Before this, she was appointed as a judge of the Lahore High Court. The current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imraan Khan congratulated Justice Ayesha Malik on Twitter.
Take a look here:
I want to congratulate Justice Ayesha Malik on becoming the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. I wish her all the best.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 24, 2022
Justice Ayesha Malik was born in 1966. She completed her basic education in Paris, New York, and Karachi. After that, she studied law at Pakistan College of Law, Lahore. She has also completed her LLM from Harvard Law School, as per reports. She came into light when she gave a landmark judgment in June 2021 where she outlawed virginity tests for the examination of sexual assault survivors.
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Ayesha Malik’s appointment to the Supreme Court of Pakistan will surely pave the way for more women to enter the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Women like Justice Ayesha Malik are setting great examples for all the girls and women all over the world to dream big.
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