Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:15:35 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:15:35 +0500 60 Pakistan gets first woman accountability court judge https://english.aaj.tv/news/30306020/pakistan-gets-first-woman-accountability-court-judge <p><strong>Justice Uzma Akhter Chughtai has become the first woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a judge of the country’s accountability court.</strong></p> <p>The appointment was made Monday after the post of the judge in Lahore’s accountability court number four fell vacant due to the transfer of the judge.</p> <p>The notification of Justice Chughtai’s appointment has been issued after the approve of the chief justice of Pakistan.</p> <p>Justice Chughtai was serving as district and sessions judge in Lahore’s consumer court.</p> Justice Uzma Akhter Chughtai has become the first woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a judge of the country’s accountability court.

The appointment was made Monday after the post of the judge in Lahore’s accountability court number four fell vacant due to the transfer of the judge.

The notification of Justice Chughtai’s appointment has been issued after the approve of the chief justice of Pakistan.

Justice Chughtai was serving as district and sessions judge in Lahore’s consumer court.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30306020 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:36:43 +0500 none@none.com (Tariq Khan) Justice Uzma Akhter Chughtai. Courtesy: Punjab Judicial Academy