First female judge nominated for Pakistan’s supreme court

Move to appoint Justice Ayesha Malik, who banned virginity tests for rape survivors, described as defining moment' for the country

Pakistan's top judicial commission has nominated a female judge to the supreme court for the first time in the country's history.

The move to pave the way for Justice Ayesha Malik to join the court has been widely praised by lawyers and civil society activists as a defining moment in the struggle for gender equality in Pakistan.