Yousaf Saleem sworn in as Pakistan’s first blind judge

LAHORE: (DNA) – History has been made, as Yousaf Saleem became the first blind judge in Pakistan after taking oath of civil judge here on Tuesday.
Yousaf was among 21 candidates who were sworn in for the post of civil judges today.
While Yousaf became the first blind judge in Pakistan, there are numerous examples of visually-impaired judges in other countries.
Saleem, who was earlier dropped for being blind, had been reconsidered and recommended for the position of the civil judge after intervention by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar.
A gold medalist of the Punjab University in LLB (Honors), Yousaf had topped the written judiciary exam among 6,500 candidates. He was amongst 21 candidates, who qualified for interview. However, he failed in interview as he was blind.
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