ISLAMABAD: Legal professionals’ representatives from the federal capital on Tuesday demanded that future appointments to the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC) be constructed from among the many Islamabad legal professionals, as they voiced severe issues over alleged corruption within the district judiciary.
The calls for have been made throughout a joint press convention held on the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom Bar Affiliation following a gathering attended by representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council, Islamabad Bar Council, Islamabad Excessive Courtroom Bar Affiliation and Islamabad District Bar Affiliation.
Amongst these current have been Pakistan Bar Council member Raja Rizwan Abbasi, Islamabad Bar Council member Raja Aleem Abbasi, Islamabad Excessive Courtroom Bar Affiliation President Syed Wajid Ali Gilani, Secretary Barrister Qasim Nawaz Abbasi, Islamabad District Bar Affiliation President Chaudhry Naeem Gujjar and Secretary Khawar Dhaniyal.
Addressing the media, Raja Aleem Abbasi stated legal professionals deliberated for greater than three hours on points confronting the authorized fraternity, notably the efficiency of the subordinate judiciary. He alleged that corruption complaints have been being reported inside the district judiciary and urged the authorities to take discover.
Bar representatives allege corruption in decrease judiciary, name for judicial reforms
He referred to as upon the Nationwide Judicial Coverage-Making Committee to formulate a mechanism to deal with corruption allegations and enhance accountability within the decrease courts. He additionally proposed transfers of district judges to different provinces as a part of broader judicial reforms.
Referring to the composition of the IHC, Abbasi argued that appointments to the court docket ought to be constructed from legal professionals working towards in Islamabad. He stated judges in provincial excessive courts are usually appointed from inside their respective provinces and maintained that the identical precept ought to apply to the federal capital.
“The Islamabad Excessive Courtroom belongs to Islamabad and appointments ought to be constructed from the Islamabad Bar,” he stated, including that the authorized group rejected current choices of the Judicial Fee relating to appointments and sought amendments to the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom Act.
Abbasi warned they might convene a nationwide legal professionals’ conference if their issues remained unaddressed.
Islamabad Excessive Courtroom Bar Affiliation President Wajid Ali Gilani endorsed the calls for raised by bar representatives and stated the authorized fraternity would arrange a bigger conference if mandatory.
Barrister Qasim Nawaz Abbasi referred to as for quick motion towards judges discovered concerned in corruption. He additionally maintained that a number of legal professionals from the Islamabad Bar have been certified candidates for elevation to the excessive court docket.
District Bar Affiliation President Chaudhry Naeem Gujjar echoed issues relating to the subordinate judiciary and alleged that judicial officers steadily justified choices by citing directions from greater authorities.
The legal professionals’ representatives concluded by reiterating their demand that appointments to the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom be made primarily from the Islamabad Bar and that judicial reforms give attention to restoring public belief within the justice system.
Revealed in Daybreak, June tenth, 2026
