December 12, 2006	Tuesday	Ziqa'ad 20, 1427

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BAHAWALPUR, Dec 11: The national jurists’ conference that concluded on Sunday has recommended the government to make the criminal justice system efficient and modern.

The recommendations were read out by Malik Saeed Ijaz, High Court Bar Association, Bahawalpur, president.

The moot also demanded that the government end police’ authority to investigate cases; empower magistrates to investigate and conduct trials in certain offences; establish a new sentencing guidelines committee; introduce police reforms; depute district police officers for a fixed tenure; amend Article 18(6) of

The Police Order of 2002; arrange remedy for an aggrieved person in his or her own area; introduce an independent expert committee to select the police chief; establish a special branch to train police officials on modern investigation techniques; legislate to make distinction between a foreign terrorist and own nationals; amend section 15 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997; remove rigid time-table for police investigation and trial by an anti-terrorism court; launch a select committee to declare an accused a terrorist; declare white collar offenses punishable; strengthen the bar and media to eliminate corruption; debate the system of judicial activism and develop a system of check and balance to ensure separation of the judiciary and the executive.