Overview
- The National Judicial Policy Making Committee, in its 57th meeting Wednesday, issued a unified framework for how Pakistan’s courts may use artificial intelligence.
- The guidelines make clear that AI will assist judges rather than decide cases, preserving human judgment and judicial independence.
- Courts can deploy AI for case management, legal research, predictive analytics, and document processing to improve workflow and reduce delays.
- The policy requires safeguards such as explainability, accountability checks to reduce bias, and strict privacy and data security standards, and it calls for training for judges and court staff.
- The National Judicial Automation Committee led drafting under Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar after consultations with all high courts, which retain autonomy to tailor rollouts to their needs.