ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Saturday regretted that parliament seems to be dragging its feet in acting swiftly to address imbalances and deficiencies in the judiciary, explaining that the provision of justice is a shared responsibility. Furnishing an example, the chief justice said: “The Anti-terrorism Act (ATA) can be applied to anything under the sun. Providing a solution to the matter, the chief justice said: “The way [to fix this] is to fix the causes of delay in judgements. The parliament needs to take a look at the laws created by it.”“I salute the judges that provide swift justice to the people,” the chief justice said in conclusion to his address. Justice Khosa has forcefully advocated for fixing the weaknesses in Pakistan’s judiciary.

Source: Pakistan Today April 13, 2019 09:56 UTC