ISLAMABAD – Justice Ayesha A. Malik, who was officially elevated to the rank of the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Friday, took oath of her office today (Monday).
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered the oath at a ceremony held at the apex court’s building at 9: 00 AM.
Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the CJP-in-waiting, all other judges of the apex court, and others were present on the occassion.
With Justice Ayesha taking oath of her office, the Supreme Court attained the strength of 17 judges, of whom eight belong to Punjab alone.
Besides Justice Ayesha, other judges from Punjab are Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Syed Mazahir Ali Naqvi.
