Interim Prime Minister former Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk chaired a briefing on Thursday on performance of Law & Justice Division at Prime Minister's Office. Minister for Law Syed Ali Zafar, Secretary to Prime Minister Suhail Aamir, Additional Secretary Law Division Muhammad Khashih-ur-Rehman and senior officials attended the briefing.
The Prime Minister was given a detailed briefing on various functions and the performance of the Division with regards to rendering of legal advices to various government departments/divisions, interpretation of laws, drafting, scrutiny & vetting of legislation and other legal matters, said a press release issued here.
The Prime Minister, in his remarks, observed that the present day socio-economic challenges and the need for ensuring good governance necessitate revamping of the legal arm of the government. Such revamping would enable the Law Division to perform its mandated functions in a more effective manner. The Prime Minister directed that a comprehensive plan for this purpose be drawn which will assist the incoming democratic government in revamping the Ministry.-PR