Islamabad:
In an impulse to reform the justice sector, a high -level meeting was held under the presidency of the president of Pakistan to review and improve institutional links between lawyer associations and the Pakistan Law and Justice Commission.
According to a press release issued on Friday, the president of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Judge Yahya Afridi shared ideas of his recent visits to some of the most remote districts of all the provinces, where he evaluated the state of the judicial infrastructure and identified key challenges.
Despite the availability of development funds, he observed that inadequate coordination between institutions has hindered effective implementation.
He emphasized the need to include lawyers associations in judicial development efforts, especially those linked to judicial complexes.
To close the coordination gap, the Commission has decided to publish higher level representatives in each province. These officers will have their headquarters in the higher courts and will serve as links with district lawyers.
Their duties include raising awareness about the initiatives of the Justice sector, the identification of local priorities and supervising the base reforms.
The lawyer associations will also be invited to present development proposals for the consideration of the pertinent district development committees headed by the D&SJ.
The representatives of the federal and provincial departments are now part of the process to accelerate the execution and avoid the duplication of resources.
Highlighting the importance of synergy, the president urged the bar representatives to involve their members proactively and remain involved in these reform efforts.
He directed that all the support provided by the Government to the bar associations would be simplified and properly structured to maximize the impact and profitability.
He also asked the provincial line departments to remain actively committed to officers designated to guarantee the timely implementation of the projects proposed by the District Committees.
