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PR No.172/2026
SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
PRESS RELEASE
Chief Justice Consults Bar Representatives on E-Filing Pilot
Islamabad, 12 November 2026: The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan, in his capacity as Chairperson of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), today held a consultative meeting with representatives of the Provincial Bar Councils, the Islamabad Bar Council, and the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
The meeting was attended in person by Ch. Arshad Ali Hanjra, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Punjab Bar Council; Barrister Ishtiaq Ahmed Memon, Vice Chairman of the Sindh Bar Council; Mr. Asif Irfan, Vice Chairman of the Islamabad Bar Council; and Mr. Muhammad Zafar Khokhar, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Islamabad Bar Council. Also attending in person were Syed Amjad Shah, President; Mr. Muhammad Arif Awan, Secretary; and Ms. Saira Khalid Rajput, Additional Secretary, of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
Sardar Waqar-ul-Mulk, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and Mr. Muhammad Rafiq Mehmond, Vice Chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council; Advocate Jadoon Dashti, Vice Chairman of the Balochistan Bar Council; and Mr. Nadir Ali Chalgari and Mr. Muhammad Afzal Harifal, members of the Balochistan Bar Council’s Executive Committee, participated in the meeting via Zoom.
The meeting focused on the proposed e-filing pilot for family cases and the establishment of Women Facilitation Centres. The discussions focused on draft e-filing templates developed under the proposed National Unified E-Filing and Electronic Judicial Record System for pilot implementation in family cases at selected judicial stations. The Hon’ble Chief Justice requested each Provincial Bar Council and the Islamabad Bar Council to nominate two members of the Bar to review the templates and recommend improvements before the pilot is launched.
Emphasizing the importance of consulting the legal fraternity, His Lordship underscored the need for a practical, effective, and user-friendly e-filing system shaped by practising advocates’ experience. The review will support the refinement of templates through a participatory process, ensuring they meet the practical needs of advocates and litigants.
The Bar representatives appreciated both the proposed e-filing pilot and the establishment of Women Facilitation Centers, recognizing their potential to improve access to justice, particularly for women, and make the family justice system more accessible and responsive to litigants’ needs.
The consultation reflected a shared commitment to involving the legal fraternity in judicial reform, using technology to improve judicial services and strengthening access to justice for women and children.
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