INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.As The News reported this issue on April 22, the CJP took suo motu notice
this case, his fundamental rights under Articles 9, 14 and 25 of the Constitution, the provisions of the UN Conventions on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities, ratified by Pakistan, three percent quota under the Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance
1981, and the jurisprudence developed by the Lahore High Court in PLD 2017 Lahore 406 and PLD 2017 Lahore 1 were not considered by the
had thanked the CJP for taking notice of the situation and the chief justice of Lahore High Court and selection committee for reconsidering
