Meet Justice Ayesha Malik, Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge
Written by Shresta Dutt on January 26, 2022
Justice Ayesha Malik made history when she was sworn in as the first female judge on Pakistan’s Supreme Court, where she will serve alongside 16 men.
Her accomplishment — which followed a particularly contentious nomination process — is being celebrated by government officials and human rights activists as a defining moment for the country and its male-dominated judiciary.
Pakistan is the only South Asian nation to have never had a female Supreme Court judge, according to Human Rights Watch.
