Overview
- Chief Justice Yahya Afridi met Federal Ombudsperson Fouzia Viqar at the Supreme Court to discuss gender‑responsive justice and workplace dignity.
- He restated the judiciary’s commitment to equality, dignity, and non‑discrimination, urging safe and respectful workplaces across institutions.
- The talks focused on tighter coordination to enforce harassment laws and on wider awareness of legal remedies for victims.
- Senior figures from the Supreme Court Bar Association, the Federal Judicial Academy, the Supreme Court reforms wing, and the Law and Justice Commission joined the meeting.
- In a separate call, Barrister Saira Kabir Sheikh conveyed his appointment as an Honorary Bencher of London’s Inner Temple, with participants highlighting prospects for training links and exchanges.