LL.B. from University Law College, Lahore with distinction; obtained Gold Medal in the subject of Mercantile Law in LL.B; won highly Competitive British Commonwealth Scholarship for the prestigious Cambridge University (U.K) and was awarded LL.M. degree. She had earned PH.D in Law from the Lancaster University U.K by submitting her Ph.D. thesis in less than three years period. She joined the University Law College in December 1990 and later became first ever woman Principal of University Law College since its inception (in 1868). She has also published a number of research articles in the area of Human Rights Law, Gender Studies and International Law.