PM launches CAMS to ensure speedy justice

Shehbaz promises to resolve retail businesses issues

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ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the Case Assignments and Management System (CAMS), a transformative initiative designed to provide transparent, efficient, and speedy justice for litigants.

During the launching ceremony, the prime minister highlighted the longstanding demand from applicants and litigants for a more transparent and timely justice system, which the CAMS is set to address.

"The Case Assignments and Management System was long overdue because litigants and applicants from all over the country wanted transparent and speedy justice and this initiative will go a long way to address their grievances and provide justice in a reasonable timeframe," the prime minister said while addressing the inauguration ceremony.

He also thanked the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the Canadian High Commission for providing funds for the project.

The prime minister mentioned that although, in the past, a track and trace system was introduced in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), it did not yield the desired results and ultimately failed. However, he emphasized that due to his personal involvement, the current government had successfully launched an effective and efficient system that was now benefiting the people of Pakistan.

"The FBR is now having a trial run of faceless interaction at Karachi Port, and once it is fully operational, it will then be replicated at various sea ports, dry ports and other places all over the country," he added.

He regretted that trillions of rupees had delayed for decades due to corruption and lack of modern technology techniques.

"I have been personally following this," he said, adding that a couple of days, he also met the chief justice of Pakistan to request him ensuring speedy decisions on merit because trillions of rupees worth cases were pending at the tribunal level, at higher forums, high court, and supreme court.

The prime minister pointed out that Pakistan was meant to lead many nations due to its tremendous natural and human resources.

"What has been lacking is a 'will to do', had we utilised these factors earlier, Pakistan would have been transformed long ago."

The prime minister expressed his resolve to recover each and every penny that was due for the betterment of the people of Pakistan. He mentioned that after making mechanism functional, an amount of Rs24 billion was adjudicated by the Sindh High Court on merit and this money will now be deposited in the national exchequer.

Retail business

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the formation of a committee to resolve the issues faced by retail businesses and assured his government's all-out support for the purpose.

The prime minister, in a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Retail Business Council headed by Chairman Ziad Bashir, said that the retailers already under the tax net would not be burdened further rather efforts were being made to bring more retailers into the tax net, according to a PM Office press release.

He told the delegation members that the steps were being taken to curb smuggling in the guise of used goods.

The prime minister urged the local industry to adopt innovation and modern technology to enhance exports and compete in the international market.

He said that besides introducing reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue, the government was also taking measures to promote a cashless economy.

Youth programme

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on a three-year plan regarding professional training of youth and their employability.

During the meeting, he was presented the plan about professional training of manpower in the fields of information technology, industry, nursing and other areas for seeking jobs in Pakistan and abroad.

He said the capable manpower of Pakistan was a real asset.

It was priority of the government to equip the youth with professional training according to the demand at the international level, he added.

He directed an increase in the institutions for training of nurses.

He said training of nurses according to international level should be ensured, adding while providing professional training to youth in different fields, the demand in local industries and international market should be kept in view.

He assured that National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) would be given all required funding for the professional training of youth.

NAVTTC should blacklist the training institutions which had bad performance and encourage those showing good results, he added.