Justice Ayesha Malik, Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge, has been included in the BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2022.
Justice Ayesha Malik, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court in a male-dominated country, was the only Pakistani woman on the 10th season of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s 100 inspiring women list.
The BBC praised Malik’s decisions safeguarding women’s rights on its website, particularly her groundbreaking decision prohibiting two-finger virginity tests.
“Women must build a new narrative — one that includes their perspective shares their experience, and includes their stories,” the top court judge was quoted as saying.
Britain’s national broadcaster announced its 2022 list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women, with women demanding change in Iran and the female face of resistance in Ukraine and Russia dominating this year’s list.
American singer Billie Eilish, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, India’s Priyanka Chopra and Selma Blair, Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, Ghanaian author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and others are named in the 2022 list.
