🔹 Who She Is

• First female Chief Justice of a High Court in Pakistan — she led the Balochistan High Court from 1 Sept 2018 to 4 Oct 2019.

🔹 Early Life & Family

• Born 5 October 1957 in Quetta, Pakistan.

• Her father was Syed Imtiaz Hussain Baqri Hanafi, a well-known lawyer.

🔹 Education

• Primary & secondary — Cantonment Public School, Quetta.

• Bachelor’s degree — Government Girls College, Quetta.

• Master’s in Urdu Literature — University of Balochistan.

• LL.B. (Law degree) — University Law College, Quetta (1980).

🔹 Judicial Career

• Started as Civil Judge in 1982.

• Progressed through senior judicial roles — District & Sessions Judge, Member and later Chairperson of the Balochistan Services Tribunal.

• Elevated to High Court judge in 2009; confirmed in 2011.

• Took oath as Chief Justice, marking history as Pakistan’s first female chief justice of any high court.

🏆 Notable Achievements

• First female at every level she served in Balochistan judiciary.

• Member of high-profile benches, including the special court for the treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf.