Pakistan’s judicial commission has confirmed the nomination of the country’s first female Supreme Court judge, a move that ruling party officials and legal experts say almost guarantees her appointment.
Justice Ayesha Malik, 55, will become the first female Supreme Court judge in the country’s 75 years of independence, according to a body that votes on judge promotions.
According to Zahrah Vayani of the Women Lawyers Association, the next stage is a parliamentary panel where the ruling party has more than enough members to confirm her appointment. She described Thursday’s vote as “more of an appointment than a nomination.”
“An important and landmark milestone in our country as a bright lawyer and decorated judge has become Pakistan’s first female SC judge,” Maleeka Bokhari, parliamentary secretary for law for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, wrote on Twitter.
