QUETTA: Justice Tahira Safdar took oath on Saturday and became the first female Chief Justice of a Pakistani High Court.
Justice Safdar administered the oath as the Balochistan High Court (BHC) chief justice by provincial governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai in a ceremony at the Governor House.
In July, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had confirmed the news of her nomination for the slot of CJ of BHC.
Safdar has replaced Justice Noor Muhammad Meskanzai whose tenure ended on Friday.
According to the information on BHC website, Justice Safdar was also the first female civil judge in Balochistan and she has the distinction of being the first woman to be appointed in all posts she has served on.
She was born in Quetta on October 5, 1957, and is the daughter of a renowned lawyer Syed Imtiaz Hussain Baqri Hanafi.
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Newly appointed CJ has done her Masters in Urdu Literature from the University of Balochistan and completed her degree in Law from the University Law College, Quetta.
She was designated as an additional judge of BHC in 2009 and became a BHC judge in 2011.
Justice Safdar will serve as BHC Chief Justice till October 4, 2019.
Justice Safdar is also a part of the special court bench, hearing the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.