CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Suman Kumari has become the first Hindu woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge. She hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district.

Detailed explanation-2: -Suman Pawan Bodani is a Pakistani judge. She and Diana Kumari are the first Hindu women to become judges in Pakistan. She is currently serving in her native district Qambar Shahdadkot.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earlier, justice Bhagwandas had also served as acting Chief Justice – first in 2005 while Chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was on a ten-day trip to the People’s Republic of China and then again in December 2006 when the latter was on a Haj pilgrimage. He was the first Hindu and the third non-Muslim (after A. R.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first judge from the Hindu community was Justice Rana Bhagwandas, who served as the acting chief justice for brief periods between 2005 and 2007. Hindus make up nearly 2 per cent of Pakistan’s total population and Hinduism remains the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first chief justice was Sir Abdul Rashid. The current chief justice is Umar Ata Bandial; incumbent since 2 February 2022.