Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Pakistan’s Chief Justice Yahya Afridi in the Chief Justice House. They talked about important topics such economic difficulties, ongoing tax cases in the nation’s courts, and judicial reforms.
The Prime Minister offered his best wishes and congratulated Chief Justice Afridi on taking office at the meeting.
He commended the Chief Justice’s initiative in making sure that justice is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
The Chief Justice’s efforts to visit remote areas of South Punjab, Interior Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in order to conduct personal assessments of the legal system were especially welcomed by the Prime Minister.
Afridi’s interactions with many stakeholders to reform the legal framework and increase access to justice were also praised by him.
The Prime Minister emphasised the need for prompt and merit-based decisions to support economic stability and offer relief to businesses by highlighting the long-pending tax cases in several courts.
He asked the Chief Justice to expedite decisions in certain instances in order to clear the backlog of cases.
The Prime Minister’s opinion was welcomed by Chief Justice Afridi, who also asked for more recommendations on how to strengthen the judicial system.
In response, the prime minister pledged his complete cooperation in restoring the judiciary’s effectiveness and putting changes into place.
Along with reaffirming his commitment to tackling the missing persons issue, the Prime Minister gave the Chief Justice his word that he will step up efforts to expedite meaningful measures in this respect.
