Some political parties support terror elements for personal interests: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan addressed a ceremony on the occasion of New Judicial Year in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Monday remarked that some political parties are supporting terror elements for their personal interests.
Addressing a ceremony on the occasion of New Judicial Year in Islamabad, the Chief Justice of Pakistan said that often foreign elements are found involved in the terrorist acts taking place in the country but the regrettable part is that these elements also get the internal support to perpetrate their nefarious acts.
He said the judiciary and lawyers community are also being targeted in acts of terrorism in order to threaten this institution entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring justice.
Justice Jamali said that all the state institutions should work within their constitutional domain to ensure good governance.
Given the challenges faced by the country, the institutions also need to work in a cooperative environment, he added.
He said corruption and unrest in the country will be eliminated only if all the institutions improve their performance.
Moreover, the Chief Justice of Pakistan said that judiciary is fully aware of the problems faced by litigants due to delay in disposal of cases. Therefore, several steps were initiated to address the issues of litigants.
He urged the lawyer s community to fully cooperate with the judiciary in order to realize the goal of ensuring speedy justice to the people.
The Chief Justice also stressed the need for bringing improvement in district courts. In this regard, he said several proposals are under consideration including proper training of the judges as well as promoting harmony amongst the district judges, police and the prosecution.
He said the judiciary will continue its efforts to ensure rule of law in the country.
