The National Assembly was informed today that the government is making all-out efforts to expedite the procedure for conclusion of pending cases in various courts of the country.

Responding to a question during Question Hour in the House today, Minister of State for Law Shahadat Awan informed the House that 51,744 cases were pending in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

The Minister further said 179,425 cases are pending in the Lahore High Court, 85,781 cases in the Sindh High Court, 41,911 cases in the Peshawar High Court, 17,104 in the Islamabad High Court and 4,471 cases in the Balochistan High Court.

In his remarks on the occasion, Speaker National Assembly expressed the concerns over the massive pendency of cases. He also asked that Parliament was ready if any guidance required.

To a question, Parliamentary Secretary on Communication Shahida Akhtar Ali informed that work on several flood damaged roads had been completed. She said the authorities concerned regularly visit the sites where work is underway.

The House passed “The Pakistan Institute of Research and Registration of Quality Assurance Bill, 2022” whereas several bills were also introduced in the National Assembly.

The bills introduced in the House today include; “[The Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, “The National Refugee Bill, 2023” “[The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, “The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (Amendment) Bill, 2023” and “The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Bill, 2023”.

The Chair referred the bills to the standing committees concerned.

The House will now meet again tomorrow at 11 in the morning.