CJP Justice Yahya Afridi inaugurates e-library, women’s bar room, solarization project, and emphasizes strengthening justice in remote districts
FORT ABBAS: (Amir Sultan) Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, completed a landmark visit to Fort Abbas Judicial Complex, reviewing court facilities and inaugurating several reform projects aimed at improving access to justice in remote and under-resourced districts.
Accompanied by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Justice Aalia Neelum, the CJP inaugurated a women’s bar room, an e-library at the session court, and a solar panel project. Both the Chief Justice and Justice Neelum also planted trees to mark the occasion.
The visit, part of broader efforts by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) to strengthen judicial services, follows similar field trips to Gwadar, Sadiqabad, Ghotki, Booni, and Nagarparkar. The CJP emphasized that constitutional guarantees of justice should not depend on geography and instructed judges to maintain integrity, performance, and sensitivity toward litigants.
Additional announcements included the establishment of women’s facilitation centers offering free legal, psychological, and social support, along with mediation services, family visitation programs, and protection for children and GBV victims. The CJP also suggested creating facilitation centers at court entrances and stressed mutual respect and cooperation between bench and bar.
The LJCP aims to complete four priority reform projects, including court solarization, e-libraries, women’s facilities, and water plants, by August 2026.
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