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Six woman magistrates appointed in Punjab

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court chief justice has appointed six women civil judge-cum-judicial magistrates in different districts of the province.

According to a notification issued here on Saturday, civil judge-cum-judicial magistrates Sadaf Liaquat has been appointed in Multan, Nibza in Lahore, Uzma Ahsan in Rawalpindi, Nadia Mushtaq in Faisalabad, Nazia Rashid in Muzaffargarh and Mehrun Nisa in Sargodha.

The newly appointees were directed to submit their declaration of assets along with documentary proofs duly signed by them to the district and session judge.

They were also directed not to deal with any case independently and that they would receive training in civil/criminal work for 15 days at the district headquarters to acquaint them with the practical functioning of the court.
Source: Dawn
Date:9/20/2009