SC to continue functioning next week amid coronavirus pandemic.

ISLAMABAD -- Supreme Court of Pakistan will remain functional from the week beginning after March 30 as the top court issued cause-list of the cases to be heard during the next week amid coronavirus pandemic, media reported.

The cause-list issued by the apex court, however, does not include hearing of a case pertaining to a reference filed against Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa. The hearing into the case is adjourned for indefinite period.

The cases to be heard in the top court from the next week included matters relating to services and bails. Only emergency cases will be heard at the apex court registries as the petitioners other than the lawyers are exempted from the court hearings.

On March 19, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed chaired a meeting of National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) where it was decided against shutting countrywide courts despite rising number of coronavirus cases.

The meeting decided that the courts across the country would remain open and follow all standard operating procedures (SOPs) aimed at tackling the spread of virus.

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