Balochistan High Court in Pakistan gets 1st woman Chief Justice Saturday Sep 01,2018

Justice Tahira Safdar was sworn in as the first woman chief justice in Pakistan’s Balochistan High Court on Saturday Sep 01,2018

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First-ever woman Judge, Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar sworn in as Chief Justice Balochistan High Court in Quetta.
Governor Balochistan, Muhammad Khan Achakzai administered oath to her in a ceremony held at Governor House.

4:06 PM - Sep 1, 2018

She was sworn in at a ceremony held at the Governor House in Balochistan. Senior judges and lawyers were present during the ceremony.

Safdar made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge in Balochistan.

She is currently a member of the three-judge special court conducting the trial of former President Pervez Musharraf for committing treason by proclaiming a state of emergency on November 3, 2007.