Question: Who has been appointed as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
(a) Ayesha Haider
(b) Ayesha Malik
(c) Ayesha khan
(d) Ayesha Gujjar
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Ayesha Malik has been appointed as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- She will also be the senior-most serving judge and likely to become the Chief Justice of Pakistan in January 2030.
- She will work as a Supreme Court judge until June 2031 before retiring at the age of 65.
- The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, approved Malik’s elevation by a majority of five votes against four.
- Justice Ayesha Malik was a partner at a leading corporate and commercial law firm before her elevation to the Lahore High Court as a judge in 2012.
BY: AMIT GUPTA