Lawmakers in the National Assembly were told on Monday that the Supreme Court and the Federal Judicial Academy has not yet replied to 13 letters of the law ministry seeking answers about the name and numbers of cities where model courts were working at present, Tribune.
In an answer to the questions raised by MNA Tahira Aurangzeb, the Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem said that the information was not available in the ministry as setting up of the model courts was not the initiative of the federal government.
The law minister said that the courts were administered by the Supreme Court and the registrar of the apex court and the FJA have been requested to provide the requisite information through 13 letters sent between February 7, 2020, and August 2, 2021.
While mentioning all the dates when the letters were sent to the top court and the FJA in the reply, the minister said that once the information is received the same will be provided to the National Assembly. On the floor of the house, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Maleeka Bokhari said that the model courts were set up by the Supreme Court, adding the law ministry has sent 13 letters to the apex court and FJA but “unfortunately” has not yet received any reply.
