Tahira Safdar will take oath as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) tomorrow.
Quetta (Pakistan Point News – 31st August, 2018) Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar has been appointed as the first ever woman chief justice of a high court in Pakistan.
Tahira Safdar will take oath as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) tomorrow.
Justice Tahira Safdar is also set to assume her new responsibilities after the retirement of incumbent BHC Chief Justice Mohammad Noor Muskanzai who has bid farewell today.
She became the first lady to be appointed as a civil judge in Balochistan, and has also privilege of being the first lady to be appointed to all the posts she has previously held, according to her biography posted on BHC website.
Justice Safdar was born to a renowned lawyer's family on October 5, 1957, in Quetta. She received her basic education from the Cantonment Public school and went to complete her Bachelors' degree from the Government Girls College.
She did her Masters in urdu Literature from the University of Balochistan, and completed her degree in Law from the University Law College, Quetta, in 1980.
Justice Safdar emerged successful in a competitive examination held by Balochistan Public Service Commission, and so started her career as a civil judge on the April 22, 1982.
She was promoted as senior civil judge on June 29, 1987, and as additional district and sessions judge on February, 27 1991.
On March 1, 1996, she was promoted as district and sessions judge before being elevated to High Court of Balochistan as additional judge on the September 7, 2009 and was confirmed on May 11, 2011.
Justice Tahira Safdar was one of the three judges of the Special Court constituted under Section 4 Criminal Law Amendment (Special Court) Act 1976 for trial of the offence of high treason against ex-president General Parvaiz Musharaf vide Notification dated 20th November 2013.
