Govt striving for removal of hurdles in timely dispensation of justice: Firdous.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf government will play pro-active role for better coordination between bench and bar and it was striving for removal of hurdles in timely dispensation of justice to the people.

Talking to media persons after withdrawal of show cause notice by Islamabad High Court (IHC), she thanked Almighty Allah that the impression of maligning the courts by the government ministers proved incorrect.

She said by undergoing the legal procedure, she got awareness about the problems being faced by the stakeholders of justice system. She said that in Islamabad High Court and District Courts, there were issues in dispensation of timely justice due to lack of resources. She said that the committee constituted by the Prime Minister would soon present its recommendations which would be implemented to redress the problems of the litigants and legal fraternity. She said that the input of Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court would also be given due importance for redrassal of the problems of the litigants and other stakeholders. Dr Firdous said efforts were being made to shift Islamabad High Court in its new building by June next year and shift District Courts to Judicial Complex.

Dr Firdous said that the government would also take steps for provision of conducive environment to female lawyers and judges so that they could perform their duties in a better manner.

She informed the media that she was going to represent Pakistan in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting on the directives of the...

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