As part of its judicial reforms programme, the PTI, in its manifesto, states that it "will work with the judiciary to champion a programme to rapidly dispense the backlog of existing cases, through providing necessary resources and tracking systems".

Source: PTI Manifesto 2018

Updates

March 6, 2022: Law minister calls for legal reforms to provide speedy justice (read details)

March 4, 2022: Reports about cases worth Rs3tr pending with courts irk CJP (read details)

February 15, 2022: Govt seeks judiciary’s help in disposal of pending litigation (read details)

February 15, 2022: Govt to set up separate judicial system for overseas Pakistanis: Fawad (read details)

January 27, 2022: Govt, legal fraternity at odds over criminal law reforms (read details)

January 27, 2022: PM Imran launches Criminal Law and Justice Reforms (read details)

January 25, 2022: PM Imran approves draft of legal reforms (read details)

September 26, 2021: Judicial officers may face action for trial delays (read details)

September 7, 2021: PM vows to facilitate judiciary in speedy dispensation of justice (read details)

August 9, 2021: Construction on first ever district judicial complex in Islamabad to start next month (read details)

July 15, 2021: 3 more accountability courts set up in Islamabad (read details)

June 5, 2021: Pakistan’s first commercial court inaugurated in Lahore (read details)

May 3, 2021: Summary finalised for special courts to conclude rape cases in 120 days (read details)

April 14, 2021: Special courts for overseas Pakistanis in Punjab (read details)

April 4, 2021: Fawad seeks opposition help to reform judiciary, ECP (read details)

October 27, 2020: Law ministry to establish 30 accountability courts (read details)

October 21, 2020: Supreme Court hopes federal cabinet will take quick decision to implement directive of establishing 120 accountability courts (read details)

September 3, 2020: Govt unveils plan to set up 120 new accountability courts (read details)

August 17, 2020: Over 2m cases pending in superior, lower judiciary (read details)

July 27, 2020: Government agrees to consider proposal for constitutional court (read details)

July 23, 2020: Rs2.86 billion needed annually for 120 new courts, SC told (read details)

July 8, 2020: SC wants 120 more accountability courts established (read details)

May 29, 2020: PM Imran forms committee to suggest constitutional reforms for judicial system (read details)

Feb 29, 2020: NJPMC resolves to fill vacancies in judiciary to clear backlog (read details)

Feb 7, 2020: Pendency of cases in SC hits highest level in country’s history (read details)

Nov 20, 2019: SC launches IT driven facilities for public, litigants, lawyers, media and academia (read details)

Nov 18, 2019: PM Imran wants CJP to ‘restore’ public trust in judiciary (read details)

July 15, 2019: E-court system launched in Quetta (read details)

July 8, 2019: PHC sets up Model Civil Appellate Courts across KP (read details)

June 19, 2019: CJP promises zero pendency of criminal cases (read details)

May 27, 2019: SC makes history by hearing case at Karachi registry via e-Court system (read details)

Mar 11, 2019: Model courts in each district to conduct day-to-day hearing, says CJP (read details)

Feb 7, 2019: Special SC benches to be set up for cases of different categories (read details)

Jan 22, 2019: SC to clear criminal appeals in three months (read details)

Jan 03, 2019: Govt’s inability to increase IHC judges draws SC ire (read details)

Nov 29, 2018: Over 100 law officers appointed to represent govt in higher courts (read details)

Nov 28, 2018: Law ministry proposes ‘spot check’ by judges to lessen unnecessary, protracted litigation (read details)

Nov 22, 2018: PM Khan vows speedy, trouble-free provision of justice for citizens (read details)

Nov 8, 2018: Federal government devises policy to reform Code of Civil Procedure (read details)

Oct 4, 2018: Law ministry proposes reducing duration of civil litigation (read details)

Aug 19, 2018: PM’s speech highlights perception judicial system is not delivering (read details)