ISLAMABAD Dec 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday reiterated his government's priority of reforming the police and judicial system to ensure cheaper and quicker justice to the common man.

Talking to the judge of Australian federal court, Justice Catherine Branson, who called on him, the prime minister said the government was making best efforts to minimise the difficulties of the people by enhancing the number of law officers thereby reducing the pendency to end status quo.

He said the ownership of reforms under the Access to Justice Programme (AJP) was forthcoming and apprised the judge of the extensive dialogue initiated by him with lawyers community, including the female lawyers.

While discussing the gender balance, he said the representation of women in legislature and the local bodies of Pakistan was even higher than many developed countries and this had been achieved by reservation of 33 per cent seats for women.

Meanwhile, the prime minister has directed minister for information technology and minister of state for railways, who called on him separately, to make allout efforts for improving the communication network.

He said the IT sector provided a wide scope for investment both local as well as foreign a new economy has emerged over the global scene, which provided new challenges as well as opportunities.

The prime minister, in a meeting with the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation official said the government was focussing on preventive health care with a views to eliminate the root causes of deadly diseases like hepatitis.

He said his government was guided by the conviction that a holistic approach in health sector would lead to the desired results in a comparatively shorter time. On the preventive side, he said "we are laying major emphasis on safe water supply and better sanitation facilities."