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NJPMC Approves Reforms to Speed Justice, Create Arbitration Benches and Adopt AI

Under-trial cases older than three years are ordered resolved within three months to curb prolonged detention.

Overview

  • In a key directive, the committee ordered fast-track disposal of cases of under-trial prisoners pending over three years within three months, with 2,470 such detainees among 82,599 nationwide.
  • Every High Court must form designated benches to handle matters under the UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and Pakistan’s 2011 enforcement law.
  • The NJPMC unanimously adopted national guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in courts and credited Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar for the National Judicial Analytics Dashboard.
  • High Courts were instructed to enable district-wide e-filing through phased rule changes, and the committee set 2026–27 as a priority period for establishing women-centric facilities.
  • The federal government is developing a redressal mechanism to address non-production of arrested persons before a magistrate within 24 hours, with a two-week target and Attorney General updates.