ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency in public expenditure, integrity in procurement practices and institutional quality management through specialized in-house training programmes on Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Rules and Standardization and Quality Management Systems (S&QMS).
A ceremony marking the conclusion of the training sessions was held at the Supreme Court on Monday and attended by Chief Justice of Pakistan, Registrar Supreme Court, Managing Director of the , Director General (Reforms) Supreme Court, Secretary of the , S&QMS consultants, and officers and officials of the court.
Addressing the participants, the Chief Justice observed that transparent procurement practices, standardized administrative systems and strong quality management mechanisms were essential for ensuring institutional integrity, accountability and efficient utilization of public resources.
He emphasized that modern judicial institutions must adopt internationally recognized governance and management standards in order to strengthen public confidence and improve service delivery.
The ceremony was informed that the Supreme Court’s ongoing reform agenda is aimed at strengthening institutional systems through transparency, digitization, process standardization, performance optimization and professionalization of both administrative and judicial functions.
The Chief Justice remarked that effective financial governance and rule-based procurement systems were indispensable for building a credible and citizen-centric justice sector.
Appreciating the support extended by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and S&QMS consultants, the Chief Justice stressed the need to replicate similar capacity-building initiatives across the high courts and district judiciary to promote uniform governance standards, transparency in administrative practices and improved institutional performance throughout the justice sector.
Certificates were also distributed among officers and officials who successfully completed the specialized training programmes.