Task forces set up to review civil, criminal, NAB laws: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Thursday that dispensation of speedy and inexpensive justice to the people was amongst the top most priorities of the present government for which three task forces had been constituted to review civil, criminal and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws, the Radio Pakistan reported.

Responding to a query during question hour in the National Assembly, he said a special committee had also been constituted to set up legal aid mechanism for the poor and vulnerable sections of society.

Tarar said his ministry was reviewing various laws to ensure inexpensive and speedy justice to the people and in this regard, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had constituted a legal reforms committee under the chairmanship of Minister for Law and Justice.

He further said the government was implementing several reforms and initiatives in collaboration with the judiciary to ensure that delays were minimised and justice was served efficiently.Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said inclusion of Allama Iqbal Open University’s students in the Prime Minister’s laptop scheme will be ensured. He, however, added the final decision in this regard was yet to be taken.

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif commended Speaker Ayaz Sadiq for setting a good tradition of creating harmony and better working relationship among lawmakers to uphold the sanctity of the parliament.

Referring to the issuance of production orders of the opposition members, he stressed the need for continuing this tradition in future.Asif said there was a dire need of introspection to enhance tolerance and correct mistakes of the past. Opposition leader Omar Ayub of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also appreciated Speaker Sadiq for issuing production orders of the opposition members.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman called for bringing judicial reforms to ensure speedy justice to the common people and vulnerable sections of society, adding the opposition should be taken on board in this regard.

Commending Speaker Sadiq’s role in issuance of production orders for the opposition members, Fazlur Rehman said collective efforts should be made to uphold the sanctity of the parliament.The house will again meet at 11 am on Friday (today).