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Drawing on her prior experience handling UK property registrations at Auxilio UK, alongside her time at the Advocate General&#8217;s Office at the Islamabad High Court, Diya has a solid background in transactional work, legal research, and case preparation. She holds a First-Class Honours LL.B. from the University of London, achieving ten module distinctions and the highest aggregate score globally. Her academic performance has been recognized with awards from the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Pakistan Bar Council, and the Directorate of Legal Education, as well as the Youth Laureate Award from the Governor of Punjab. 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