Contents

1. Judicial Education Conference at Federal Judicial Academy 03 2. Director General intends to restructure organization of FJA 04 3. Character-building, professional values at the very core of everything 05 4. Serving people is like worship: Registrar, IHC, Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan 07 5. Institution of Magistrate is the cornerstone of Criminal Justice System 09 6. Magistrates are the protectors of citizens’ rights 10 7. Law of Evidence is the most important component of judicial system 11 8. Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve” urges Khawaja Wajih-ud-Din, Registrar, 12 to Judicial Officers 9. Meetings with International organizations 14 10. Glimpses of Exposure visits 15 11. New Faculty member Inducted 16 12. Of Trainings Conducted and Trainees who Benefited 17

Editorial Board

Patron-in-Chief Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Chief Justice of , Chairman, Board of Governors Patron Mr. Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa Hon’ble Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan Editor –in-Chief Hayat Ali Shah Director General Editor Muhammad Hafeez Ullah Khan Director Associate Editor Hashim Abro Established 1988 Coordination, Publications and Media Officer

2 “Judicial Education Conference” At Federal Judicial Academy one-day “Judicial Education Conference” Apart from FJA’s faculty members, the conference Aof directors-general of judicial academies was attended by Mr. Justice (Retd) Syed Ali concluded here at the Federal Judicial Aslam Jafri, Consultant, Sindh Judicial Academy, Academy on September 11, 2018. Dr. Khurshid Iqbal, Director General, KP Judicial Academy and Mr. Shahid Shafiq, Director, Sindh Mr. Hayat Ali Shah, DG, FJA, in his welcome Judicial Academy. address, thanked the participants from different judicial academies and spelled out Single point agenda, “defining the turfs” came the objectives of conference. under deliberation during this conference.

Deliberating agenda in “Judicial Education Conference”.

DG presenting souvenirs to the participants of Conference.

3 DG addresses staff and officers of Federal Judicial Academy Director General intends to restructure organization of FJA

Director General, Federal Judicial Academy, addressing staff and officers of Federal Judicial Academy.

“ mportance of staff and officers cannot be restructuring and building staff capacity DG Iruled out for smooth functioning of any further said that, “The credibility and the organization. However, for the collective dignity of the institution demanded efficient welfare of the staff and officers, coupled performance from the staff. Therefore, we with effective working of the Federal Judicial would make every possible effort to arrange Capacity Building and Staff Trainings for Academy, the management has started work all employees of the Academy within the on comprehensive restructuring plan in the Academy, in other capacity building training light of the Strategic Plan duly approved by the institutes in the country and if possible Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan/ Chairman, abroad also because Capacity Building boost Board of Governors of Academy,” said Director employees’ performance. I am sanguine that General of the Federal Judicial Academy. Mr. the staff would work in a way that maintains Hayat Ali Shah during his first address to staff the highest standards of service delivery”. and officers of the Academy on July 14, 2018. “I think we all need to do some deep soul- DG maintained that, “All of us must have to searching to take this Academy to new horizons own this organization and each member of of progress and for this we must treat this the staff is duty bound to contribute to the Academy as our Mother because it is our source effort of better performance of the Academy. of livelihood and comfort,” DG observed in his Therefore, duties must be discharged with three-hour long brain storming, motivational commitment, dedication, devotion and honesty and team-spirit inspiring interaction with of purpose. The “Integrity Management Unit” the officers and staff in the auditorium of the (IMU) is being introduced in the Academy so Academy. that high standard of official conduct, discipline and integrity is maintained in order to uphold The staff members also expressed their the organizational governance and effective gratitude to the Director General and assured service delivery”. him that they would go beyond the normal call of duty in order to come up to the expectations Showing his determination for organizational of the top management of the Academy.

4 Training with a difference Character-building, professional values at the very core of everything

one-week training programme for the newly appointed Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates Afrom Punjab began at the Federal Judicial Academy on August 27, 2018. The course was formally inaugurated by Mr. Hayat Ali Shah, Director General of the Academy.

DG, FJA, addressing newly appointed Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from Punjab at the inaugural ceremony.

While addressing the participants, DG education programme at the Academy. of the Academy in his brief address stated that, “You will find this training Apart from faculty members, a galaxy programme highly connected to your of noted scholars, judicial educators and professional requirements and professional experts of high repute namely Prof. Dr. environment. The Academy’s focus is on Anis Ahmed, Dr. Ms Shaheena Ayub your character-building and also on your Bhatti, Dr. Shaukat Ali, Judge Sohail professional skills development.” Nasir, Judge ( Retd) Niaz Muhammad Khan enlightened the young judicial Twenty-one newly recruited judicial officers on subjects/topics such as “Civil officers, six of them being ladies, Proceedings: Techniques for quick underwent this one week judicial disposal”, “Critical Thinking”, “Evidence

5 This weeklong course was part of the pre-service training being conducted by the Punjab Judicial Academy.

(Recording, relevancy, admissibility and of Criminal Justice System”, “Gender appreciation)”, “Soft skills”, “English Concepts”, “Deontology: Judicial Ethics language viz-a-viz Judgment Writing”, for Qazis”, “New Dimensions in Medical “An overview of Law of Inheritance”, Jurisprudence” , “Computer orientation/ “Institution of Magistrate: Cornerstone literacy”, etc.

Newly appointed Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from Punjab in group photo with FJA faculty members.

6 Respectful person respects others Serving people is like worship: Registrar, IHC, Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan

“ Society can survive with Kufr, but not with injustice”

A newly appointed Civil Judge-cum-Magistrate from Punjab expressing views on behalf of course participants Chief Guest and DG, FJA, sitting on the stage. .

he certificate awarding ceremony of Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan, Registrar, Tthe Federal Judicial Academy was held High Court graced the certificate awarding here at the Academy on September 1, 2018 ceremony as the chief guest and distributed marking the conclusion of a week-long pre- certificates among the judicial officers. service training for the newly-appointed Civil Judges-cum Magistrates from Punjab. Highlighting the importance of training, This one week training was organized by the Registrar of IHC reminded the participants Academy with an aim to inspire professional that, “Learning is a continuous process and excellence among participants and train them training stimulates continuous improvement. with a difference for easy and expeditious I hope that you will have more such like well dispensation of justice. –thought and well-rounded trainings in the

future.” 7 Sharing his foreign country training In order to sensitize the young judicial experience with the participants, Raja Jawad officers, DG, FJA quoted a saying of Hazrat said, “Recently, I was abroad for a training Ali (A.S), that a “society can survive with and while being there I logically concluded kufr (infidelity), but not injustice”. that in many areas of judicial training we are Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Nadeem far ahead of some developed countries in Ahmad Sohail Cheema, Senior Instructor the world. But what is needed is to apply the /Additional District & Sessions Judge, knowledge, and skills we gain during our from Punjab Judicial Academy thanked the trainings for the service of people because FJA management for very productive and serving people is like worship.” pragmatic training for the trainees. Naseem Akhtar Naz, Civil Judge-cum- Earlier, in his welcome address, Director Magistrate expressed her views on behalf of General of FJA, Mr. Hayat Ali Shah gave the training participants. a brief resume of the training course and A total of 21 newly-recruited judicial thanked the Punjab Judicial Academy for officers participated who benefited from this sending newly–appointed judicial officers programme were awarded certificates in the in this course and stated that this Academy ceremony. is at work with new vigor, vitality and The faculty members, officers and staff new approach to bring about attitudinal members of the Federal Judicial Academy and behavioral change and professional were also present in the certificate awarding excellence among trainees. ceremony.

8 Two days Training Workshop Institution of Magistrate- the Cornerstone of Criminal Justice System

two-day training workshop on system. It is indeed, the religion of justice. A“Institution of Magistrate-Cornerstone DG also shed light on the background of this of Criminal Justice System “was inaugurated two days training workshop, its objectives by Mr. Hayat Ali Shah, Director General, and the role of institution of magistrate in the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad, on criminal justice system. September 14, 2018. “Since the institution of Magistrate is the While addressing the young judicial officers cornerstone of criminal justice system, in the inaugural ceremony of the training therefore, this two-day workshop focuses on workshop, Director General of the Academy its “dual role’. Firstly, its supervisory role as sensitized them about the importance of administrator and secondly as judicial officer justice in Islam. in the criminal justice system,” DG observed.

He said that the distinction of Islam amongst Twenty one Civil Judges/ Judicial Magistrates

other religions of the world is its justice attended this two days workshop at the Academy.

Participants of two days training workshop in group photo with faculty members.

9 Magistrates are the protectors of citizens’ rights The Academy has embarked upon adopting non-conventional approaches and creative strategies to impart training to the participants

A two-day training workshop on “Institution of Magistrate-Cornerstone of Criminal Justice System “concluded here at the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad, on September 15, 2018.

DG, FJA and other faculty members distribute certificates among participants.

he Constitution guarantees the rights to the participants, “remarked DG at the Tto the citizens and it obligates the State conclusion of his address. to protect and respect the same. The justice system ensures that all such rights are This two-day workshop was an integral available to the citizens at the grassroots part of a series of training programmes, level. By this way the institution of the workshops and other capacity building Magistrate becomes the cornerstone of the initiatives to be conducted by the Academy criminal justice system. Magistrates are the in line with its Annual Judicial Education protectors of citizens’ rights and freedom. Programme ( 2018-19). This Academy feels privileged to arrange such like workshops to polish the skills of Twenty-one Civil Judges/ Judicial judicial officers,” ‘said Director General, Magistrates attended the two-day workshop, Federal Judicial Academy, Mr. Hayat Ali and there was an outpouring of expressions Shah, while addressing the judicial officers of satisfaction when an evaluation exercise in the certificate awarding ceremony. was held on the penultimate day.

“The Academy has embarked upon Among the areas addressed by the workshop adopting non-conventional approaches sessions were History of Magistracy, Pre- and creative strategies to impart training Trial and Preventive-Proceedings.

10 Law of Evidence is the most important component of judicial system “ vidence is the most important component inaugural ceremony of the training course, Eof judicial system. It is the evidence on the Director General of the Academy Mr. Hayat Ali basis of which a judge decides the innocence Shah, enlightened them about the importance or guilt, rights and liabilities in a case, “said of evidence in the administration of justice. Director General, Federal Judicial Academy, Mr. Hayat Ali Shah, in his inaugural address Sensitizing the participants about the justice of a five -day training course on “Law of system, DG stated that, “The very existence of Evidence (recording, relevancy, admissibility a nation depends upon the proper functioning and appreciation)” for Civil Judges -cum- of justice system. The Academy is cognizant of Magistrates launched here at the Federal this axiomatic truth therefore, it is dedicated Judicial Academy, Islamabad, on September to providing judicial education and training 24, 2018. programmes that are need-based, valuable, timely and relevant to the trainees for effective While addressing the judicial officers in the dispensation of justice.”

Mr. Muhammad Aamir, Civil Judge from Sindh, reciting the Holy Quran in the inaugural ceremony. DG, FJA is seen sitting on the stage. “Do provide your candid feedback for more two judicial officers and three Pakistan Air effective need-based training courses for you,” Force Officers to deepen their knowledge and DG urged the participants at the conclusion of skills. his inaugural address. The training course consisted of topics dealing This training course brought together twenty with knowledge, skills and practical wisdom.

Participants posing for group photo with FJA faculty members. 11 Keeping abreast of changes “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve” urges Khawaja Wajih-ud-Din, Registrar, Peshawar High Court to Judicial Officers

certificate awarding ceremony was held at the Federal Judicial Academy on September A28, 2018. Khawaja Wajih-ud-Din, Registrar, Peshawar High Court, graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest and distributed certificates among the twenty two Civil Judges and three

Officers of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch of Pakistan Air Force.

Chief Guest and DG, FJA sitting on the stage in the certificate awarding ceremony.

Chief Guest and DG, FJA awarding certificates to participants in the ceremony.

12 While addressing, the chief guest emphasized Judges must be more learned, more reverent, on applied knowledge for the trainees and and more confident. Above all, integrity is your he thanked the Academy for arranging such proper virtue,” he observed. training courses which keep them abreast of emerging trends and developments in the Eelier, in his welcome address, Director administration of justice. General of the Academy, Mr. Hayat Ali Shah presented a brief profile of the chief guest, Quoting the famous maxim which reads as gave a brief resume on the training on “Law of “Enter to Learn, leave to serve”, Registrar, Evidence” and he also dwelt at length on the Peshawar High Court, sensitized the objectives and vitality of this certificate course. participants about the importance and scope of Among others, faculty members, officers and learning and training. staff members were present in the ceremony.

The more that you read, the more This five days training course was carried out things you will know and the more through presentations on a variety of subjects/ wise you will become topics on law of evidence, syndicate/group discussions, visit to Supreme Court of Pakistan “Wisdom comes from education and learning. and watching proceedings in Court Room No. The more that you read, the more things you 1, and conducted in a participatory process. will know and the more wise you will become.

Participants in group photo with Chief Guest and FJA faculty members.

13 Meetings with International Organizations

number of delegations belonging to General, FJA and discussed a host of issues of Adifferent international organizations mutual interests, including collaboration for such as United Nations Office on Drugs and capacity building initiatives for Judges and Crime (UNODC), International Committee other key players of the justice sector. of Red Cross (ICRC), called on Director

14 Glimpses of Exposure visits

Participants of various training courses from July-September, 2018 on there local Excursion at Pakistan National Monument

Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from Punjab during their excursion visit

Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from all over Pakistan in group photo during their visit to Pakistan Monument

15 Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from all over Pakistan in group photo during their visit to Daman-e-Koh, Islamabad.

New faculty member inducted Mr. Fakhar Zaman, District and Sessions Judge from KP, joined Federal Judicial Academy as Director Academics and Research in July. He has a diversified profile, spreading over more than twenty five years, which is a blend of Civil Service and Judiciary. He has got master degree in Law and Development from university of Melbourne, Australia, specializing in governance and judicial reforms.

16 1. One Week Pre-Service Training of Newly Appointed Civil Judges From Punjab (August 27th to September 1st 2018)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

1. Mr. Sardar Omer Hassan Khan, 12. Mr. Muhammad , Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 2. Ms. Saba Qamar, 13. Mr. Muhammad Tariq Rasheed Qamar, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 3. Ms. Naseem Akhtar Naz, 14. Mr. Obaid Hassan, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 4. Ms. Myra Hassan, 15. Ms. Sana Afzal, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 5. Mr. Qamar Abbas, 16. Mr. Mansoor Ahmad, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore 6. Mr. Ehsaan Nawaz, 17. Mr. Allah Nawaz, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 7. Mr. Muhammad Bilal, 18. Mr. Yousaf Saleem, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore Lahore. 8. Mr. Muhammad Aamir Sultan Kulachi, 19. Mr. Muhammad Zubair Sabir, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. Lahore. 9. Mr. Muhammad Abbas, 20. Mr. Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. 10. Ms. Sumaira Jabar Sheikh, Lahore. Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, 21. Ms. Shaheen Noor, Lahore. Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, 11. Mr. Ali Raza, Lahore. Civil Judge-cum Magistrate, Lahore. 17 2. One Day Judicial Education Conference of DGs of Judicial Academies Imparting Judicial Education Together But Independently: Defining The Turfs (September 11, 2018)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice (R) Syed Ali Aslam Jafri Consultant, Sindh Judicial Academy

2. Mr. Hayat Ali Shah Director General, Federal Judicial Academy

3. Dr. Khurshid Iqbal Director General, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy

4. Mr. Muhammad Hafeez Ullah Khan Director, Federal Judicial Academy

5. Mr. Abdul Matin Director, Federal Judicial Academy

6. Syed Anees Badshah Bukhari Dean, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy

7. Mr. Muhammad Shahid Shafiq Director, Sindh Judicial Academy

8. Ms. Huma Akhtar Chughtai Director, Federal Judicial Academy

9. Mr. Fakhar Zaman Director, Federal Judicial Academy

10. Mr. Muhammad Shoaib Khan Director, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy

18 3. Two Days Training Workshop On “Institution Of Magistrate- Cornerstone Of Criminal Justice System” For Magistrates From All Over Pakistan (September 14 To September 15, 2018)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Islamabad High Court 11. Mr. Shaukat Hayat 1. Malik Muhammad Imran Civil Judge-cum- Magistrate Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate . Islamabad (West). 12. Ms. Norin Koser 2. Syed Haider Shah Civil Judge-cum-Magistrate Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Rawalpindi. Islamabad (East). 13. Ms. Alina Ghaffar 3. Ms. Saima Noureen Iqbal Civil Judge-cum-Magistrate Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Rawalpindi. Islamabad (East). 14. Ms. Kiran Nishat 4. Syed Sabee-ul-Hassan Civil Judge-cum-Magistrate Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Rawalpindi. Islamabad (East). Peshawar High Court 5. Ms. Naima Iffat 15. Mr. Muhammad Aaqib Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Islamabad (West). Shangla. 6. Ms. Nuzhat Mahmood Khan 16. Mr. Akbar Ali Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Islamabad (West). Tangi (Charsadda). 17. Mr. Abdul Haleem 7. Mr. Wasim Sajjad Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge-cum- Magistrate Dir Lower (Timergara). Fateh Jang. 18. Mr. Abdul Hassan Mohmand 8. Ms. Nosheen Zartaj Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge-cum- Magistrate Matta (Swat). Hassan Abdal. 19. Mr. Abdul Kaleem Khan 9. Mr. Qamar Zaman Tarar Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge-cum- Magistrate Bannu. Sarai Alamgir. 20. Ms. Asma Zahir 10. Mr. Abdul Sattar Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Civil Judge-cum- Magistrate Mardan. Rawalpindi. 21. Ms. Atti Rafiq Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Swabi. 19