ISLAMABAD: In line with his vision for a citizen-centric justice system, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi presided over the ninth interactive progress review meeting at the Supreme Court building on Wednesday.

The meeting assessed monthly progress under the Reform Action Plan during which the CJP issued directions on pending initiatives and key milestones aimed at modernising judicial processes, enhancing institutional efficiency, and strengthening public-facing services.

The meeting was attended by the president and secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, the SC registrar, IT Adviser Hamayun Zafar, senior officials of the SC, Federal Judicial Academy, law secretary, and Justice Commission of Pakistan representative.

The meeting examined measures to reduce lead time in case disposal, case categorisation, digitisation of records including financial receipts and expenditures, IT integration, audit mechanisms, and public facilitation initiatives. Updates on automation, including software enhancements, QR-coded certified copies, e-courts, capacity-building initiatives on data management and analytics, as well as ADR and mediation programmes, were also reviewed.

Published in Dawn, January 22nd, 2026