PJC discusses health facilities at prisons
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Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC), Justice Qaisar Rasheed Khan Friday chaired 8th meeting of Provincial Justice Committee (PJC) and discussed matters including progress on health facilities in prison, infrastructure requirements of Peshawar High Court and establishment of Provincial Courts Complex at all divisional headquarters of the province.
The meeting was attended among others by Inamullah Khan, Registrar Peshawar High Court, Shumail Ahmed Butt, Advocate General KP, Muhammad Asim Imam, Senior District and Sessions Judge, Riffat Inam Butt, Secretary Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Moazzam Jah Ansari, IG Police, Shahab Ali Shah, Additional Chief Secretary, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, SMBR and Khalid Abbas, IG Prisons.
The meeting also discussed establishment of independent Forensic Science Laboratory, establishment of Observation Home and Juvenile Rehabilitation Centers in all districts, FATA Integration challenges and way forward, reforms for welfare of prisoners by Jail authorities.
The Chairman after detailed deliberations and getting assurance of security and provision of basic infrastructure to the judiciary, decided that District and Sessions Judge and District Administration of North Waziristan shall coordinate and submit a proposal for partial shifting of judiciary inside North Waziristan to mitigate the agonies of the local inhabitants.
He expressed the hope that soon courts will be functioning inside North Waziristan.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2022.