Transfer of courts to North, South Waziristan delayed.

PESHAWAR -- The Provincial Justice Committee (PJC) has delayed the transfer of new courts to North and South Waziristan, citing the current law and order situation.

However, orders have been issued to provide more security to the already existing court in North Waziristan and also to increase security at the Peshawar University in view of the law and order situation there.

In this regard, a meeting of the 10th PJC was held under the chairmanship of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Qaisar Rashid Khan.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Advocate General Amir Javid, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan, additional chief secretary, IG prisons, joint secretary law and justice commission of Pakistan and other officers participated.

The implementation of decisions made in the previous meetings was reviewed with the chief justice expressing his satisfaction and ordering the relevant departments to implement other decisions as well.

The committee insisted on the establishment of a state-of-the-art forensic lab at the regional level as well as in Peshawar so that the cases could be investigated on a scientific basis.

The committee regarding the establishment of the forensic lab was informed that land had been identified in Hayatabad and soon its acquisition would be ensured, and work started on it.

The participants of the meeting were told that the police database had been linked to the PHC.

Regarding the transfer of courts in the newly merged districts of North and South Waziristan, the IGP informed the committee members that the security situation in the two districts was not good, so the move to transfer the courts at this stage would not be feasible.

He said that security would be provided to the existing court in North Waziristan.

Similarly, regarding the...

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