LJCP denies its secretary spoke to any news agency about 'fledgling' judicial system

1.8 million cases pending in all courts of the country at the moment: BBC Urdu report

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Saturday issued a statement refuting that the body's secretary Raheem Awan spoke to any news agency in regard to dire state of the justice system in Pakistan.

The statement comes in the wake of a BBC Urdu report which quoted Awan narrating the alarming figures related to the cases currently pending in courts across Pakistan

"The Secretary has never been interviewed by any local press representative, electronic media or any media house members," it reads.



According to BBC Urdu, there are about 1.8 million cases pending in all courts of the country at the moment, and it takes about 15-20 years for a case to reach its conclusion, on average.

In the report, is claimed that Awan admitted that there is a dire need for reforms in the judicial sector of Pakistan, especially relating to the appointment of judges.

The statement released by the commission also states that in neighboring countries, there are sufficient number of judges to settle adjudication matters.



This judicial sector of Pakistan can also be strengthened for the administration of justice at grass root level by an increase in the number of judges, it underlines.

The commission highlighted that there are multiple reasons behind the large number of cases still pending in the superior courts.

The judges are working in a hard environment, and there are some other cogent reasons for accumulation of backlog, such as the acute shortage of judges at different levels, the statement added.