ISLAMABAD, Sep 09 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed institutional collaboration between the National Police Academy (NPA), NUST Law School and the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) to strengthen professional capacity and improve the administration of justice. Commandant National Police Academy Saad Akhtar Bharwana and Dean NUST Law School Muhammad Nawaz Wahla called on the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The NPA Commandant briefed the Chief Justice …
CJ welcomes institutional collaboration to strengthen justice sector capacity
ISLAMABAD, Sep 09 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed institutional collaboration between the National Police Academy (NPA), NUST Law School and the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) to strengthen professional capacity and improve the administration of justice.
Commandant National Police Academy Saad Akhtar Bharwana and Dean NUST Law School Muhammad Nawaz Wahla called on the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The NPA Commandant briefed the Chief Justice on training programmes for police officers and highlighted the importance of collaboration with the FJA to enhance officers’ understanding of criminal law, investigation procedures, evidence collection, case preparation and courtroom requirements.
He said such collaboration would contribute to more professional investigations, improved quality of evidence and effective prosecution, thereby supporting fair and efficient administration of criminal justice.
The Dean NUST Law School apprised the Chief Justice of the institution’s legal education programmes and proposed collaboration with the FJA. The initiative would provide law students with greater practical exposure to judicial processes, professional ethics, emerging areas of law and the functioning of justice-sector institutions.
The Chief Justice observed that police officers and law students were important stakeholders in the dispensation of justice. He appreciated the NPA’s role in developing professionally competent, law-conscious and rights-sensitive police officers, whose performance in investigation and evidence collection directly affects the quality of criminal justice.
He also appreciated the contribution of NUST Law School towards developing knowledgeable, ethically grounded and professionally capable members of the future legal fraternity, stressing that quality legal education was fundamental to strengthening the Bar and, consequently, the judicial system.
Welcoming the proposed collaboration of both institutions with the FJA, the Chief Justice assured them of every possible support for meaningful joint initiatives aimed at capacity-building, institutional learning and strengthening the overall administration of justice.
