ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday appointed Manan Haider Awan as the new registrar of the accountability courts.

Manan has been working with the Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir, since 2011.

The law ministry earlier this month removed Imran Ahmed Sial from the said post, and the position had been vacant since then.

Before his removal, the federal secretary on law and justice visited the federal court complex (FSC) and observed the lack of cleanliness and unhygienic situation.

The FSC houses Accountability Courts, Anti-Terrorism Courts, Control of Narcotics Substances, the Special Court of the Federal Investigation Agency, the Cyber Crimes Court, the Environment Protection Tribunal, the Intellectual Property Tribunal, the Anti-Dumping Court, the Drug Court, and the Competition Commission Appellate Tribunal.

The condition of the FSC building is dilapidated, despite the fact that it was constructed about a decade ago.

Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2023