PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has introduced video conferencing technology for holding swift meetings and conferences with district and sessions judges across the province.

The first three-hour-long meeting between Peshawar High Court and all district and sessions judges and other judicial officers took place on Saturday to discuss effectiveness of the ‘unit policy’, performance of the district judiciary and other related issues.

According to a press release issued here, the PHC can now hold important and instant meetings with the district judiciary through this technology which will overcome distance barriers and reduce travel related expenses and time consumption.

With no need of wasting precious time on travelling from far-flung and remote districts like Kohistan, Chitral and DI Khan after introduction of this technology, now the judicial officers can utilise their extra time on productive work in courts.

PHC Registrar Khwaja Wajihuddin said that the technology would be utilised in all future meetings and interactions with the district judiciary, thus saving substantial amount of money and time spent on travelling to the high court.

Meanwhile, PHC Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth attended a function held for the Christian staff of the high court in connection with Christmas.

Pastor Kashif spoke on the importance of the message of Christmas. Presents were also distributed among the staff members.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2018