Pakistani girl tops UK law school exam

Maham Malik’s aim is to become a barrister and serve the country

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani girl, hailing from Mianwali, has secured coveted first position in Britain’s Durham Law School examination 2017, competed by over 200 students from across the world.

Maham Malik, a student of the Frobel International Islamabad, once again brought laurels to her school from where she had done her A Level in excellent marks while bagging first position in English all over the country.

A resident of Namal Valley, Maham moved on to study law in one of the top 10 British Universities: Durham Law School in England.



Dr Andy Hayward Assistant Prof of Durham University in commending remarks wrote: "Congratulation on your success Maham – it is such a great achievement and a testament to all the hard work you have put in to your studies."

Durham University also gave her a small token of money besides several financial awards from other law chambers in England in recognition of her toil to get first position in annual examination of the university.



Asked about her motivation Maham said it was her ambition to become a barrister and serve the country.

Durham Law School is a world leader in legal education and research and attracts around 17,500 students of all levels.

According to the information available at the university website around 21% of its student body is of non-UK origin, and with staff and students combined, around 150 countries and nationalities are represented.