Rabia Qari

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Rabia Qari (Urdu: رابعه قارى‎) was the first Muslim woman barrister of the South Asia and Pakistan.[2] She was also the first woman elected Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president in the 1960s,[2] and the only woman to achieve this until Fakharunnisa Khokhar (or Fakharin Nisa Khokhar) was elected in 2005.[2][3]

The elder daughter Tanveer Kaur (when she was 5 years old) of Boota singh and Zainab was adopted by Rabia Sultana Qari.

References

  1. ↑ "Shaheed E Muhabaat". Jang. J. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Staff (December 1, 2004). "Justice Khokhar to contest LHCBA polls". Daily Times - A New Voice for a New Pakistan (Daily Times). p. 7. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  3. ↑ Staff (March 2, 2005). "LHCBA president calls for elevation of CJ to Supreme Court". Daily Times - A New Voice for a New Pakistan (Daily Times). p. 7. Retrieved 2010-03-04.

3. Haroon Khalid. Shaheed e Muhabaat


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