A meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, LJCP to consider the proposal of restructuring and repositioning of the LJCP.
The meeting was attended by Salman Aslam Butt, Attorney General for Pakistan; Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi, CJ Islamabad High Court; Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, CJ Peshawar High Court; Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, CJ High Court of Balochistan; Justice Faisal Arab, CJ High Court of Sindh; Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik, CJ Lahore High Court and former justice Muhammad Raza Khan, Special Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights; Khawar Mumtaz, Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and Mohammed Sarwar Khan, Secretary, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP).
The meeting was also attended by former Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, former Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan; former Justice Arif Hussain Khilji, former Judge SCP; Muhammad Riaz Ahmed, Advocate Supreme Court who are non-official members of the Commission.
The Secretary LJCP briefed the meeting that the LJCP as the Government of Pakistan's think tank mandated to lead the review and examination of rule of law services, to formulate reforms and monitor their implementation to strengthen the quality of rule of law in Pakistan. The LJCP has a critical role in policy making and legislative reforms, therefore, its repositioning is imperative for effective implementation of its expansive mandate.
The Secretary informed the meeting that lack of requisite financial and human resources were adversely impacting the performance of the Commission. He also shared the outlines of proposed plan for improving the performance of the Commission's Secretariat and the Access to Justice Development Fund to achieve its predetermined goals. The Commission considered the drafts of proposed amendments in different rules for organisational and structural reforms of the LJCP. After deliberations, the LJCP Chairman constituted three committees to review the proposed amendments. The Committees are directed to submit their reports within a period of six weeks.-PR
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