Islamabad: Suman Kumari has become the first Hindu woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge, according to a media report here.
Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district. She passed her LLB examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi’s Szabist University, ‘The Dawn’ reported.
According to Pawan Kumar Bodan, her father, Suman wants to provide free legal assistance to the poor in Qambar-Shahdadkot.
“Suman has opted for a challenging profession, but I am sure she will go places through hard work and honesty,” her father who is an eye specialist said. Suman has two other sisters, the elder one is a software engineer while the other is a chartered accountant. Suman is also a fan of singers Lata Mangeshkar and Atif Aslam.
This is not the first time that a person from the Hindu community has been appointed as a judge. 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 two per cent of Pakistan’s total population and Hinduism remains the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam.
PTI