Supreme Court gets first female registrar

ISLAMABAD: Session Judge Okara Jazeela Aslam has been appointed as the first female Registrar of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has issued a notification regarding the appointment of Jazeela Aslam as the new registrar.

According to the notification judge Jazeela Aslam’s services have been handed to the Supreme Court on a deputation basis.

“In a historic milestone for the country, the Supreme Court has appointed a female registrar for the first time, marking a remarkable achievement for a working mother of three and serving as an inspiration to dedicated female judicial officers, according to press release issued by the apex court.

The appointment was made by the newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa.

Jazeela earned first division honours in her BA degree from Kinnaird College and completed her LLB from Punjab University, securing the second position in Punjab’s competitive judicial examination.

Her journey in the legal field began in May 1994 when she joined the Punjab Judicial Service as a civil judge/judicial magistrate. Over the years, she has held various important roles, including deputy solicitor, instructor at the Federal Investigation Judicial Academy, and director of academics at the Punjab Judicial Academy.

Prior to her appointment as the Supreme Court registrar, she served as the district and sessions judge in Okara and has also held the same position in Kasur and Sialkot.

The statement highlighted that her appointment aligns with the constitutional mandate of separating the judiciary from the executive branch. Furthermore, it emphasized that she exceeds the minimum qualifications and experience requirements outlined in the SC Establishment Services Rules of 2015.

Qazi Faez Isa is now the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan

According to the notification, Dr Muhammad Mushtaq has been appointed as the secretary to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Similarly, Abdul Sadiq has been appointed as a staff officer to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

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