PR No. 210 LEGAL AID AND JUSTICE AUTHORITY (LAJA) ORGANIZED A “THREE DAYS TRAININ

"Amicable Dispute Resolution is an Islamic concept which urges for amicable settlement of disputes, and which creates harmony in society. Islam urges to settle dispute before taking that to the Court of law." ~Hon. Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwar "The expeditious and inexpensive justice is the right of every citizen guaranteed by the constitution of Pakistan." ~ Director General Legal Aid and Justice Authority Dr, Raheem Awan "It is the solemn duty of leaders to facilitate and integrate a framework of social justice." ~ Executive Director Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights Chaudhary Muhammad Shafique Hon. Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwar, while addressing the closing ceremony of the three days ADR training sessions as a chief guest said that amicable Dispute Resolution is an Islamic concept which urges for amicable settlement of disputes, as it creates harmony in society. On the other hand, the conflict and the litigation are somewhat destructive for the relations. He further added that compromise builds relations. The Hon'ble Chief Justice resolved that the initiative of LAJA in collaboration with its partners will not be one time. Instead, with the support and supervision of the Federal Shariat Court, it will become a permanent and regular feature of LAJA's activities and Federal Shariat court having its jurisdiction; will support these initiatives across the country. The Hon'ble Chief Justice also appreciated IG Islamabad Police for making Dispute Resolution Teams, for the purpose of resolving issues in Police Stations before taking that to the courts which will prove helpful in minimizing the burden on the courts and to cope with the backlog of cases. It will also help the police to do its work of policing in better way. DG Legal Aid and Justice Authority (LAJA), Dr. Raheem Awan while addressing the conference said that the expeditious and inexpensive justice is the right of every citizen guaranteed by the constitution of Pakistan. Sometimes provision of justice is synonymies with the provision of justice through courts. However, the provision of justice is not only the responsibility of the court but also a constitutional obligation of the state. So, all of the justice stakeholders are required to play their role to discharge this constitutional obligation. The increasing backlog of cases with very high judge-to-case and judge-to-population ratio necessitates for trying other methods of the dispensation of justice. Therefore, LAJA in line with the state's tester mandate is enthusiastically working for encouraging dispute resolution through ADR and extensively working for capacity building of lawyers to make them capable of undertaking tasks of court and expedition and pre-institutional reconciliation. Executive Director Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights PCHR, Muhammad Shafique Chaudhary admired the efforts of the LAJA and its collaborative partners UN Women and INL. He urged that this should not be a one-time exercise instead, it is time to make it a permanent feature so that the ADR system could respond to the needs of society and contribute to overall areas of justice for all citizens. It is the solemn duty of leaders to facilitate and integrate a framework of social justice. Mr. Younas Khalid, advisor UN Women, said I am glad to see such enthusiastic participants in this training session. He further appreciated the efforts of the LAJA and its collaborative partners and assured the support of UN Women for future collaboration. The basic purpose of the training session was to improve the knowledge of participants about reconciliation and its effective utilization for dispute resolution. The focus was to enhance their practical skills through mock dispute exercises to develop their capacities for efficient and effective dispute resolution that will enhance the understanding of the trainees about the concept and purpose of establishing Police Reconciliatory Committees. The pre-trial mediation and conciliation will surely help in the expedited dispensation of Justice. The advocates from the Capital participated and thanked the organizers for this fruitful training.

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