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.
