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Pakistan made history on Monday with its first female judge being elevated to the Supreme Court. Justice Ayesha Malik took oath in a well-attended ceremony at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered the oath to Justice Ayesha Malik. In the oath she would have pledged the following: (In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.) I, , do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan: That, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan I will discharge my duties, and perform my functions, honestly to the best of my ability and faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic.
The Law Ministry appointed Pakistan s first Supreme Court judge on Friday. Justice Ayesha Malik has been elevated to the country s highest court. The notification was issued after approval from President Arif Alvi. It states that Justice Malik will be able to assume her responsibility as soon as she takes the oath. Earlier this month, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved her name in a 5 to 4 vote. The nomination was endorsed by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Judges as well. It is the second time that the JCP has deliberated on Justice Ayesha Malik’s name in its meeting. In September 2021, a JCP meeting ended without a decision on Justice Ayesha.
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