Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is reforming civil and criminal laws in a bid to provide relief to common man.
The Premier was talking to the members of the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association in Islamabad.
“Services of lawyers’ organizations are invaluable in promoting and strengthening democracy,” he said.
He further added that legal reforms will reduce case load on the courts.
“Support of lawyers’ representative bodies was required in the government’s agenda of legal reforms,” he added.
Imran Khan said the government is cognizant of problems faced by lawyers and every effort will be made to resolve them.
He directed immediate removal of hurdles in the establishment of housing colony for lawyers, inclusion of lawyers in Naya Pakistan Housing Program, provision of health cards, inclusion of young lawyers in Kamyab Pakistan program.
However, the delegation fully endorsed the government’s legal reforms agenda.
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