DOCSLIB.ORG

Completion Report Pakistan: Access to Justice Program

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Completion Report Pakistan: Access to Justice Program Completion Report Project Number: 32023 Loan Numbers: 1897/1898/1899 December 2009 Pakistan: Access to Justice Program CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – Pakistan rupee/s (PRe/PRs) At Appraisal At Program Completion PRe1.00 = $0.19 $0.01 $1.00 = PRs51.99 PRs82.11 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ADR – alternative dispute resolution ADF – Asian Development Fund AJDF – Access to Justice Development Fund AJP – Access to Justice Program CJCC – Criminal Justice Coordination Committee CPLC – Citizen-Police Liaison Committee EPA – Environmental Protection Agency FJA – Federal Judicial Academy LJC – Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan MOL – Ministry of Law, Justice, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs NJPMC – National Judicial Policy Making Committee NPB – National Police Bureau NPMB – National Police Management Board NSC – national steering committee NWFP – North West Frontier Province OCR – ordinary capital resources PMU – program management unit PPRCC – Provincial Program Review and Coordination Committee PSC – Public Safety Commission PSPCC – Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission TA – technical assistance NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the government ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Vice President X. Zhao, Operations 1 Director General J. Miranda, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) Director R. Subramaniam, Financial Sector, Public Management and Trade Division, CWRD Team leader D. Kertzman, Principal Financial Sector Specialist, CWRD Team member F. Teves, Assistant Project Analyst, CWRD In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS Page BASIC DATA i I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 1 II. EVALUATION OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 2 A. Relevance of Design and Formulation 2 B. Program Outputs 5 C. Program and Project Costs 12 D. Program and Project Schedule and Disbursement 12 E. Implementation Arrangements 12 F. Conditions and Covenants 13 G. Related Technical Assistance 13 H. Consultant Recruitment and Procurement 14 I. Performance of Consultants 14 J. Performance of the Borrower and the Executing Agency 14 K. Performance of the Asian Development Bank 14 III. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE 15 A. Relevance 15 B. Effectiveness in Achieving Outcome 15 C. Efficiency in Achieving Outcome 16 D. Preliminary Assessment of Sustainability 16 E. Institutional Development 17 F. Impact 17 IV. OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17 A. Overall Assessment 17 B. Lessons 18 C. Recommendations 19 APPENDIXES 1. Justice Sector Indicators (Before and After Access to Justice Program) 21 2. Flow of Funds and Implementation Status of Infrastructure and Capacity Development Projects Financed under the Access to Justice Program 25 3. List of Technical Assistance Grants Supporting the Access to Justice Program and Related Completion Reports 31 4. Allocation and Disbursement of Access to Justice Development Fund 41 5. List of Contracts Awarded under the Access to Justice Program 42 6. Status of Policy Reforms under the Access to Justice Program 48 7. Evaluation under Program Framework 71 8. Assessment of Access to Justice Program Performance 74 9. Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants 77 BASIC DATA A. Loan Identification 1. Country Pakistan 2. Loan Numbers 1897, 1898, 1899 3. Program Titles Loans 1897, 1898 Access to Justice Program Loan 1899 Institutional Development for Access to Justice Program 4. Borrower Islamic Republic of Pakistan 5. Executing Agency Ministry of Law, Justice, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs 6. Amount of Loan Loan 1897 ¥29.7 billion ($243.2 million) from ADB’s ordinary capital resources Loan 1898 SDR67.9 million ($86.8 million) from ADB’s Special Funds resources Loan 1899 SDR15,648,000 ($20.0 million) from ADB’s Special Funds resources 7. Program Completion Report Number 1156 B. Loan Data 1. Appraisal – Date Started 20 August 2001 – Date Completed 12 September 2001 2. Loan Negotiations – Date Started 9 November 2001 – Date Completed 11 November 2001 3. Date of Board Approval 20 December 2001 4. Date of Loan Agreement 21 December 2001 5. Date of Loan Effectiveness Loans 1897, 1898 – In Loan Agreement 21 March 2002 – Actual 21 December 2001 – Number of Extensions 0 Loan 1899 – In Loan Agreement 21 March 2002 – Actual 24 December 2001 – Number of Extensions 0 6. Closing Date Loans 1897, 1898 – In Loan Agreement 31 December 2005 – Actual 2 July 2009 – Number of Extensions 2 ii Loan 1899 – In Loan Agreement 30 June 2006 – Actual 2 July 2009 – Number of Extensions 1 7. Terms of Loans Loan 1897 – Interest Rate Asian Development Bank London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)-based lending facility – Maturity (years) 15 – Grace Period (years) 3 Loan 1898 – Interest Rate 1% per year during grace period and 1.5% per year thereafter – Maturity (years) 24 – Grace Period (years) 8 Loan 1899 – Interest Rate 1% per year during grace period and 1.5% per year thereafter – Maturity (years) 32 – Grace Period (years) 8 8. Disbursements a. Dates Initial Disbursement Final Disbursement Time Interval 24 December 2001 28 August 2007 68 months Loan 1897 27 December 2001 22 December 2004 27 months Loan 1898 17 June 2003 2 July 2009 72 months Loan 1899 Effective Date Original Closing Date Time Interval Loans 1897, 1898 24 December 2001 30 June 2005 53 months Loan 1899 24 December 2001 30 June 2006 54 months iii b. Amount Last Original Revised Amount Net Amount Amount Undisbursed Category Allocation Allocation Canceled Available Disbursed Balance Loan 1897 (¥) Access to Justice 29,388,150,000 0 0 29,388,150,000 29,388,150,000 0 Program Front-end fee 296,850,000 0 0 296,850,000 296,850,000 0 Total 29,685,000,000 0 0 29,685,000,000 29,685,000,000 0 Loan 1898 (SDR) Access to Justice 67,914,000 0 0 67,914,000 67,914,000 0 Program Total 67,914,000 0 0 67,914,000 67,914,000 0 Loan 1899 (SDR) Consulting services 7,042,000 0 0 7,042,000 1,002,140 6,039,860 Training and 1,565,000 0 0 1,565,000 360,082 1,204,918 workshops Public awareness 1,565,000 0 0 1,565,000 178,079 1,386,921 campaign Equipment and 3,129,000 0 0 3,129,000 614,670 2,514,330 materials Interest charge 391,000 0 0 391,000 32,435 358,565 Unallocated 1,956,000 0 0 1,956,000 0 1,956,000 Total 15,648,000 0 0 15,648,000 2,187,409 13,280,594 9. Local Costs (Financed), Loan 1899 - Amount $2,097,926 - Percent of Local Costs 14.45% - Percent of Total Cost 63.33% C. Program and Project Data 1. Program and Project Costs ($) Cost Appraisal Estimate Actual Loan 1897 Foreign exchange cost 243,200,000 257,764,252.03 Local currency cost 0 0 Total 243,200,000 257,764,252.03 Loan 1898 Foreign exchange cost 86,800,000 92,709,295.60 Local currency cost 0 0 Total 86,800,000 92,709,295.60 Loan 1899 Foreign exchange cost 8,000,000 1,214,576 Local currency cost 12,000,000 2,097,926 Total 20,000,000 3,312,502 iv 2. Financing Plan Cost Appraisal Estimate Actual Loan 1897 (¥) First tranche release 7,714,192,000 7,714,192,000 Incentive tranche release 3,051,500,000 3,051,500,000 Second tranche release 9,154,500,000 9,154,500,000 Third tranche release 9,764,808,000 9,467,958,000 Total 29,685,000,000 29,388,150,000 Loan 1898 (SDR) First tranche release 28,793,000 28,793,000 Incentive tranche release 19,561,000 19,561,000 Second tranche release 19,560,000 19,560,000 Total 67,914,000 67,914,000 Loan 1899 (SDR) Implementation Costs ADB financed 15,648 2,187,409 Total 15,648 2,187,409 Interest Charges ADB financed 391,000 32,435 Total 391,000 32,435 ADB = Asian Development Bank, IDC = interest during construction. 3. Cost Breakdown by Program and Project Components Component Appraisal Estimate Actual Loan 1897 (¥) Access to Justice Program 29,388,150,000 29,388,150,000 Front-end fee 296,850,000 296,850,000 Total 29,685,000,000 29,685,000,000 Loan 1898 (SDR) Access to Justice Program 67,914,000 67,914,000 Total 67,914,000 67,914,000 Loan 1899 (SDR) Consulting services 7,042,000 1,002,140 Training and workshops 1,565,000 360,082 Public awareness campaign 1,565,000 178,079 Equipment 3,129,000 614,670 Interest charge 391,000 32,435 Unallocated 1,956,000 0 Total 15,648,000 2,187,409 v 4. Program and Project Schedules Item Appraisal Estimate Actual Loan 1897 (¥) First tranche release Upon loan effectiveness 27 December 2001 Incentive tranche release by 30 June 2002 20 November 2002 Second tranche release by 30 June 2003 22 December 2004 Third tranche release by 31 December 2004 28 August 2007 Loan 1898 (SDR) First tranche release Upon loan effectiveness 27 December 2001 Incentive tranche release by 30 June 2002 20 November 2002 Second tranche release by 30 June 2003 22 December 2004 Item Appraisal Estimatea Actual Start Completion Start Completion Loan 1899 (SDR) Date of contract with consultants 3 August 2004 22 May 2009 Training and workshops 3 August 2004 2 September 2005 Public awareness campaign 3 August 2004 2 September 2005 Equipment and materials 14 August 2003 30 April 2009 a The report and recommendation of the President does not have a procurement plan. 5. Program Performance Report Ratings Ratings Development Implementation Implementation Period Objectives Progress Loan 1897 From 31 December 2001 to 30 December 2002 Satisfactory Satisfactory From 31 December 2002 to 30 December 2003 Satisfactory Satisfactory From 31 December 2003 to 31 October 2004 Satisfactory Satisfactory From 1 November 2004 to 30 November 2004
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Defining Shariʿa the Politics of Islamic Judicial Review by Shoaib
    Defining Shariʿa The Politics of Islamic Judicial Review By Shoaib A. Ghias A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Jurisprudence and Social Policy in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in Charge: Professor Malcolm M. Feeley, Chair Professor Martin M. Shapiro Professor Asad Q. Ahmed Summer 2015 Defining Shariʿa The Politics of Islamic Judicial Review © 2015 By Shoaib A. Ghias Abstract Defining Shariʿa: The Politics of Islamic Judicial Review by Shoaib A. Ghias Doctor of Philosophy in Jurisprudence and Social Policy University of California, Berkeley Professor Malcolm M. Feeley, Chair Since the Islamic resurgence of the 1970s, many Muslim postcolonial countries have established and empowered constitutional courts to declare laws conflicting with shariʿa as unconstitutional. The central question explored in this dissertation is whether and to what extent constitutional doctrine developed in shariʿa review is contingent on the ruling regime or represents lasting trends in interpretations of shariʿa. Using the case of Pakistan, this dissertation contends that the long-term discursive trends in shariʿa are determined in the religio-political space and only reflected in state law through the interaction of shariʿa politics, regime politics, and judicial politics. The research is based on materials gathered during fieldwork in Pakistan and datasets of Federal Shariat Court and Supreme Court cases and judges. In particular, the dissertation offers a political-institutional framework to study shariʿa review in a British postcolonial court system through exploring the role of professional and scholar judges, the discretion of the chief justice, the system of judicial appointments and tenure, and the political structure of appeal that combine to make courts agents of the political regime.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2011
    2012-14 ANNUAL REPORT Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Supreme Court Building, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad THE ANNUAL REPORTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMISSION’S SECRETARIAT AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: LAW AND JUSTICE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN SUPREME COURT BUILDING CONSTITUTION AVENUE ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN TEL: 092-51-9208752 FAX: 092-51-9214797 092-51-9214416 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.ljcp.gov.pk TABLE OF CONTENTS S. # CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER Foreword Introduction 1. Profiles of Chairmen and Members of Law and Justice Commission 6 of Pakistan 1.1 Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, 6 Chief Justice of Pakistan 1.2 Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, 9 Chief Justice of Pakistan 1.3 Mr. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk 17 Chief Justice of Pakistan 1.4 Mr. Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan 18 Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court 1.5 Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza 20 Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court 1.6 Mr. Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed 21 Chief Justice, Lahore High Court 1.7 Mr. Justice Mushir Alam 22 Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh 1.8 Mr. Justice Dost Muhammad Khan 23 Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court 1.9 Mr. Justice Umar Ata Bandial 24 Chief Justice, Lahore High Court 1.10 Mr. Justice Qazi Faez Isa 25 Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan 1.11 Mr. Justice Maqbool Baqar, 26 Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh 1.12 Mr. Justice Mian Fasih-ul-Mulk 27 Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court 1.13 Mr. Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi 28 Chief Justice, Islamabad High Court 1.14 Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Baseline Report Lawyher.Pk
    The State of Women’s Representation in Law 2020-21 Baseline Report 1 © 2021 Lawyher.pk. All rights reserved. Any part of this publication may be reproduced by duly acknowledging the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this publication. Lawyher.pk takes no responsibility for any unintentional omissions. Lawyher.pk has reproduced the images included in this publication under a fair-use policy, intending no copyright infringement, and has credited all sources. All data has been obtained from official sources including official websites, official correspondence and communications with concerned officials and official publications such as directories. The sources and the date at which the information was obtained have been cited in the report along with the data. Any limitations have also been highlighted in the footnotes and accompanying notes. Lawyher.pk Suite No. 33 First Floor Sadiq Plaza Shahrah e Quaid e Azam Lahore, Pakistan. E: [email protected] | www.lawyher.pk Written by: Nida Usman Chaudhary Design and Layout: Ali Abbas 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study would not have been possible without the support of the Federal Ministry of Law and Justice, Australian High Commission, British High Commission, Group Development Pakistan, Parliamentary Secretary, Federal Ministry of Law and Justice, Ms. Maleeka Bokhari, Ms. Valerie Khan, Executive Director, Group Development Pakistan, Mr. Usman Arshad, Ms. Eshm Suhaib, coordinator for the project increasing women’s representation in law, Ms. Sara Raza, Advocate and volunteer on the project increasing women’s representation in law. We also want to acknowledge the support from Mr. Faisal Siddiqui ASC, Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • High Court of Sindh
    HIGH COURT OF SINDH Judicial Appointments Procedure and Criteria Application Form Appointment Procedure & Model Papers High Court of Sindh Court Road, Saddar Karachi Phone: +92-21-9203151-9 Fax, +92-21-92023221 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk High Court of Sindh Prospectus Procedure and Criteria for Judicial Appointments Suggestions for reformation By Muhammad Shahid Shafiq, Sr. Faculty Member, SJA National Judicial Policy is aimed at to improve existing judicial system of the country. Role of judicial officers working at district level is of great importance in administration and dispensation of justice at root level. There are many areas which need improvement e.g. effective monitoring system, automation, improvement in legislative documents, strengthen prosecution branch, appointment of competent and hardworking judicial officers etc. The objective of this paper is to highlight need and suggest procedure and criteria for judicial appointments in Sindh. It is expected that valuable comments would enrich the proposed mechanism of appointment. In our country appointment of judicial officers is governed by specific rules framed by each High Court/Provincial Government and therefore each province has its own practices. In few provinces selection process is initiated through Public Service Commission whereas others complete all stages of appointment at High Court level when Hon’ble Chief Justice of the province constitutes a committee for selection of particular cadre of judicial officers. Proposed by Muhammad Shahid Shafiq Page 2 of 40 High Court of Sindh Prospectus Sindh High Court initiates assessment process by designing a MCQs paper through NTS and thereafter one subjective paper which covers all laws is offered to the candidates.
    [Show full text]
  • Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan
    Pakistan “We Can Torture, Kill, HUMAN RIGHTS or Keep You for Years” WATCH Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan “We Can Torture, Kill, or Keep You for Years” Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan Copyright © 2011 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 156432-786-8 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor New York, NY 10118-3299 USA Tel: +1 212 290 4700, Fax: +1 212 736 1300 [email protected] Poststraße 4-5 10178 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 2593 06-10, Fax: +49 30 2593 0629 [email protected] Avenue des Gaulois, 7 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: + 32 (2) 732 2009, Fax: + 32 (2) 732 0471 [email protected] 51, Avenue Blanc 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 738 0481, Fax: +41 22 738 1791 [email protected] 2-12 Pentonville Road, 2nd Floor London N1 9HF, UK Tel: +44 20 7713 1995, Fax: +44 20 7713 1800 [email protected] 27 Rue de Lisbonne 75008 Paris, France Tel: +33 (1)43 59 55 35, Fax: +33 (1) 43 59 55 22 [email protected] 1630 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 USA Tel: +1 202 612 4321, Fax: +1 202 612 4333 [email protected] Web Site Address: http://www.hrw.org JULY 2011 1-56432-786-8 “We Can Torture, Kill, or Keep You for Years” Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan Map of Balochistan .......................................................................................................................... i Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Key Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 6 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 9 I.
    [Show full text]
  • The Pakistani Lawyers' Movement and the Popular
    NOTES THE PAKISTANI LAWYERS’ MOVEMENT AND THE POPULAR CURRENCY OF JUDICIAL POWER “I support the lawyers,” said the Pakistani farmer on the train from Lahore, “because if Musharraf can do whatever he wants to this man, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, then none of us is safe.”1 It was the summer of 2008, and for several months Pakistani lawyers had been leading protests seeking the restoration to office of sixty-plus superior court judges,2 including Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who had been suspended by President Pervez Musharraf.3 The farm- er’s response to questions about his thoughts on the protests was typi- cal of Pakistanis at the time in its clear-headed articulation of the symbolic importance of the lawyers’ struggle and in its implicit under- standing of the central function of an independent judiciary. Indeed, the Chief Justice was the closest to a personal embodiment of “the law” that one could find in Pakistan. If even he served at the pleasure of a dictator — so the story went —the capacity of the law to constrain this dictator and protect ordinary Pakistanis was perilously weak. In March 2007, Chaudhry refused the urging of five generals to re- sign and was removed by Musharraf. Two years later, with Musharraf in exile and a civilian government in power, nationwide protests re- turned Chaudhry to his position atop the nation’s highest court.4 Af- ter twenty-four months of struggle, the lawyers’ movement thus ended with an improbable victory. Moreover, in a nation where the courts historically have followed the dictates of the military and allowed for the repeated subversion of the country’s constitutions,5 the restoration ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1 Interview with Pakistani farmer, on train from Lahore, Pak.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2015–2016
    SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN ANNUAL REPORT June 2015 - May 2016 ANNUAL REPORT June 2015 - May 2016 Supreme Court of Pakistan ANNUAL REPORT June 2015 - May 2016 Supreme Court of Pakistan Constitution Avenue, Islamabad Ph: 051-9220581-600 Fa x: 051-9215306 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.supremecourt.gov.pk Branch Registry Lahore Nabha Road. Ph: 042-99212401-4 Fax: 042-99212406 Branch Registry Karachi MR Kiyani Road. Ph: 021-99212306-8 Fax: 021-99212305 Branch Registry Peshawar Khyber Road. Ph: 091-9213601-5 Fax: 091-9213599 Branch Registry Quetta High Court of Balochistan Building Quetta. Ph: 081-9201365 Fax: 081-9202244 Published by: Supreme Court of Pakistan Compiled & edited by: Khawaja Daud Ahmad, Additional Registrar (Administration) Saleem Ahmad, Librarian, Supreme Court of Pakistan ii Supreme Court of Pakistan ANNUAL REPORT June 2015 - May 2016 CONTENTS 1. Foreword by the Chief Justice of Pakistan 1 2. Registrar’s Report 2 3. Profile of the Chief Justice and Judges 5 3.1 Profile of the Chief Justice of Pakistan 6 3.2 Profile of Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan 7 3.3 Chief Justices & Judges Retired During June 2015 to 34 May 2016 4. Supreme Court of Pakistan 35 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 Seat of Supreme Court 37 4.3 Branch Registries 37 4.4 Supreme Court Composition, June 2015 to May 2016 39 4.5 Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 40 4.6 Procedure for the Appointment of Judges of the 42 Supreme Court of Pakistan 4.7 Judicial Commission of Pakistan 43 4.8 Composition of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan 45 4.9 Judicial Commission of Pakistan Rules, 2010 45 4.10 Oath of Office 46 4.11 The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan 47 4.12 Code of Conduct for Judges of the Supreme Court and 48 the High Courts 4.13 The Supreme Judicial Council Procedure of Inquiry, 50 2005 4.14 Supreme Judicial Council – Reference No.
    [Show full text]
  • High Court of Balochistan Annual Report 2003
    High Court of Balochistan Annual Report 2003 Published by LAW AND JUSTICE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN THIS PAGE BLANK High Court of Balochistan Annual Report 2003 c 2004 National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee This Annual Report is published by the Secretariat of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan This report can be viewed at the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan website http://www.ljcp.com.pk. Comments and sugges- tions may be sent to the Secretariat of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Supreme Court Building, Islamabad. Tel:051-9220483, 051-9214797 Fax: 051-9214416 email:[email protected]. Contents 1 FOREWORD BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE 1 2 HIGH COURT OF BALOCHISTAN AND ITS ORGANISATION 5 2.1 Short History of the High Court of Balochistan .................... 5 2.2 Jurisdiction, Functions, Benches and Organisation ................... 5 2.3 Working of MIT in the High Court of Balochistan ................... 6 2.3.1 Enabling rules/instructions ............................ 6 2.3.2 Functions ..................................... 6 2.3.3 Structure ..................................... 7 2.3.4 Process ...................................... 7 A) Working of the Subordinate judiciary. .................... 7 B) Redressal of Public Grievances/Complaints. ................ 7 2.3.5 Public Information ................................ 8 2.4 Law Officers ........................................ 9 2.5 High Court of Balochistan Composition 2003 ...................... 10 2.5.1 The Chief Justice ................................. 10 2.5.2 The Judges of the High Court of Balochistan .................. 10 2.5.3 Registrar ...................................... 10 2.6 Bio-data of Mr. Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmad, Chief Justice High Court of Balochistan 12 2.7 Judges of the High Court of Balochistan ........................ 13 3 SIGNIFICANT JUDGEMENTS OF THE COURT DURING THE YEAR 2003 17 3.1 Ghulam Akbar Lasi and others v.
    [Show full text]
  • Ray of Hope: the Case of Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan
    Ray of Hope: The Case of Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan Azmat Abbas and Saima Jasam A Ray of Hope: The Case of Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan This piece is an excerpt out of the forthcoming book of Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung (Nov 09) in the publication series on promoting Democracy under Conditions of State Fragility. Pakistan: Reality, Denial and the Complexity of its state. OUTLINE This paper dwells on one of the historic movements, namely the Lawyers‟ Movement in Pakistan. For enhanced clarity and understanding, the paper is divided into five parts respectively. 1. The first part tries to define and touch upon various social, political and non-violent movements around the World and Pakistan. 2. Part two sheds light on Pakistan‟s judicial history. 3. Part three highlights the major associated conflicts. 4. Part four reflects upon state power and the resistance offered to it. 5. Part five a concluding part focuses on the long term implications and hope for the future. References Abbreviations The author’s Profile Azmat Abbas a Masters in Political Science from the University of Punjab, Abbas spent an academic year at the prestigious Stanford University, California, as a John S. Knight Fellow 2004. He has worked at various positions with the print and electronic media for more than 15 years. He has extensively written on religions violence, militancy, terrorism, sectarian conflict and issues of governance in Pakistan. He has also produced an 11-episode documentary series titled "Madressahs or Nurseries of Terror?" in 2008. Saima Jasam is presently working with Heinrich-Boll- Stiftung, Lahore Pakistan as head of the program section.
    [Show full text]
  • Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability
    Case 1:19-cv-02424-TNM Document 1-1 Filed 08/09/19 Page 635 of 1447 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES WASHINGTON, D.C. In the arbitration proceeding between TETHYAN COPPER COMPANY PTY LIMITED Claimant and ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN Respondent ICSID Case No. ARB/12/1 DECISION ON JURISDICTION AND LIABILITY Members of the Tribunal Rt. Hon. Lord Leonard Hoffmann Dr. Stanimir A. Alexandrov Professor Dr. Klaus Sachs, President Secretary of the Tribunal Mrs. Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski Date of dispatch to the Parties: 10 November 2017 Case 1:19-cv-02424-TNM Document 1-1 Filed 08/09/19 Page 636 of 1447 Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability ICSID Case No. ARB/12/1 Representation of the Parties Claimant Respondent Mr. Donald Francis Donovan Mr. Ahmad Irfan Aslam Mr. Mark W. Friedman Mr. Mian Shaoor Ahmad Mr. Dietmar W. Prager Mr. Abdul Rafay Siddiqui Ms. Natalie L. Reid Office of the Attorney General for Mr. Carl Riehl Pakistan Ms. Rushmi Bhaskaran Supreme Court Building Ms. Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland Constitution Ave. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Islamabad 919 Third Avenue Pakistan New York, NY 10022 U.S.A. Mr. Ignacio L. Torterola GST LLP and 1875 I Street NW 5th floor 20006 - Washington D.C. Ms. Elizabeth Nielsen U.S.A. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. and Washington, D.C. 20004 Mr. Quinn Smith and Mr. Diego B. Gosis GST LLP Lord Goldsmith QC 175 SW 7th Street #2110 Mr. Patrick Taylor Miami, FL33130 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP U.S.A. Tower 42 Old Broad Street and London EC2N 1HQ United Kingdom Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • 131220 Communication Regarding the Trial of the Former President Musharraf
    PRESIDENTMUSHARRAF “The British and US Governments owe for mer Pr esident 20 December 2013 December 20 Musharraf a great debt for his support in t h e wa r a ga i n s t Islamic terrorism and the ongoing military actions in Afghanistan. In his time of need, it is crucial the British and American authorities a c t t o s u p p o r t Musharraf, and support the rule of law in Pakistan by bringing all pressure to bear on the Government to end this show trial”. Steven Kay QC President Musharraf Treason Trial: Legal Team Call for UN Review Steven Kay QC and Toby Cadman of immense assistance to the West in its treason charge. Nawaz Sharif has 9 Bedford Row International are “war on terror” during his time in now set up a special court and today releasing a report submitted to office. handpicked three judges to try former the UN Office of the High President Musharraf. Commissioner for Human Rights The Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz detailing the serious irregularities of Sharif has brought treason charges this “incredible, unsound vendetta” against Pervez Musharraf who against former President Musharraf. removed him from office in 1999. Now premier again, Nawaz Sharif The lawyers are calling for a full UN and his Government have, since review by the UN High Musharraf ’s return to Pakistan in Commissioner and UN Special March 2013 to re-enter public life, Rapporteurs to engage with the used the courts to bring a barrage of Government of Pakistan and unsubstantiated charges against him, reconsider their current actions from false accusations surrounding against the former President.
    [Show full text]
  • IN the SUPREME COURT of PAKISTAN (Original Jurisdiction)
    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN (Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: MR. JUSTICE IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, CJ MR. JUSTICE MIAN SHAKIRULLAH JAN MR. JUSTICE JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA MR. JUSTICE KHILJI ARIF HUSSAIN MR. JUSTICE TARIQ PARVEZ MR. JUSTICE ASIF SAEED KHAN KHOSA MR. JUSTICE AMIR HANI MUSLIM MR. JUSTICE IJAZ AHMED CHAUDHRY MR. JUSTICE SH. AZMAT SAEED CONSTITUTION PETITIONS NO. 77 TO 85, 89 & 92 OF 2011 [Constitution Petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution regarding alleged Memorandum to Admiral Mike Mullen by Mr. Hussain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States of America] … Watan Party … PETITIONER [CP 77/2011] M. Tariq Asad Advocate Supreme Court … PETITIONER [CP 78/2011] Muhammad Nawaz Sharif … PETITIONER [CP 79/2011] Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar & another … PETITIONERS [CP 80/2011] Iqbal Zafar Jhagra & another … PETITIONERS [CP 81/2011] Lt. General ® Abdul Qadir Baloch & 2 others … PETITIONERS [CP 82/2011] Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan & another… PETITIONERS [CP 83/2011] Syed Ghous Ali Shah & 2 others … PETITIONERS [CP 84/2011] Hafeez Ur Rahman … PETITIONER [CP 85/2011] Shafqatullah Sohail … PETITIONER [CP 89/2011] 2 Shahid Orakzai … PETITIONER [CP 92/2011] VERSUS Federation of Pakistan & others … RESPONDENTS For the petitioners: Barrister Zafarullah Khan, ASC in person Mr. Tariq Asad, ASC in person Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA in person Dr. M. Salahuddin Mengal, ASC Sardar Asmatullah Khan, ASC Mr. Naseer Ahmad Bhutta, ASC Mr. M.S. Khattak, AOR Mr. Shahid Orakzai in person On Court notice: Mr. Irfan Qadir, Attorney General for Pakistan For Mr. Mansoor Ijaz: Mr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh, Sr. ASC Date of hearing: 12.06.2012 … O R D E R IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, CJ.
    [Show full text]