Overview
- Pending cases fell from 60,446 at the start of 2024 to 56,169 by October 2025, according to an official statement.
- The drop ends nearly ten years of steady increases from 25,686 pending cases in 2015 to over 60,000 by early 2024.
- Chief Justice Yahya Khan Afridi made backlog reduction a top priority after taking office in October 2024 under a Judicial Reform Action Plan.
- Reforms include digital filing, online case tracking, electronic certified copies, closer registry–bench coordination, and data-driven management tools.
- The court describes visible efficiency gains and pledges to extend the reform drive, noting the backlog remains elevated compared with 2015 levels.