Ayesha Malik will become Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge.
Highlights:
After a high-power panel authorized the promotion of Lahore judge Ayesha Malik to The Supreme Court.
Pakistan is one step closer to installing the country’s first female Supreme Court judge. Malik’s promotion was confirmed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), led by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, by a majority of five votes to four.
The JCP is convening for the second time to vote on Justice Malik’s promotion.