On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Superior Judiciary approved the appointment of Lahore High Court’s Justice Ayesha A. Malik as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. After the parliamentary body’s green light, Justice Malik will be the first woman to serve as a judge on the country’s highest court. Earlier this month, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had approved Justice Malik’s elevation to the apex court by a majority of five to four during a heated session that had lasted nearly three-and-a-half hours.
