Model Courts dispose of 567 cases.

RAWALPINDI -- The 465 model courts which have been set up across the country to provide speedy justice and to clear the massive backlog of cases Friday decided 567 cases while statements of 417 witnesses had also been recorded in different cases.

According to a handout issued here, 182 Model Courts disposed of 138 cases including 42 cases of murder and 96 narcotics.

The Courts also awarded death sentence to 2 accused, life imprisonment was awarded to 8 accused while 29 accused were awarded a sentence of 36 years, 2 month and 27 days and a fine of...