Ashraf
Jehan a female judge on 30 December 2013 sworn-in at Pakistan’s national sharia
court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation.
Ashraf
Jehan took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed in the
court’s history. She was serving as an additional judge at the Sindh High
Court.
The
Court was established during the rule of military dictator Ziaul Haq as part of
his policy towards Islamisation of Pakistan’s institutions. The law is also known
as the Hudood Laws, which run parallel to the penal code.
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