NJPMC | Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The 54th meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC) was Monday convened at the Supreme Court of Pakistan under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.

The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, has approved strict timelines for the disposal of different categories of court cases across the country.

ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) will meet on May 26 to develop a policy aimed at creating an institutional response to the emotive and chronic issue of enforced disappearances in the country, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi said on Tuesday. “I have engaged the government on the subject, the response of which is still awaited but when received will be placed before the chief justices of the high courts during the NJPMC meeting along with suggestions from the lawyers community as well as the response of the intelligence agencies,” CJP Afridi said during an interaction with members of the Press Association of the Supreme Court (PAS) at the Supreme Court Building. The CJP said the purpose is “to resolve the missing persons issue and to deal with the future cases by the high courts,” adding “there should be a closure of this issue for all times to come.” He assured the media he was open to suggestions from journalists and said the missing persons issue will always be t...