ISLAMABAD, FEB 04 (DNA) — Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has said since the armed forces of Pakistan play an important role to defend the country that’s why they are looked upon with great respect and admiration. Spokesman for the Supreme Court said that besides Pakistan, officers of 20 other countries were also included in the delegation. On the other hand, CJP Bandial, who has taken oath to his office only two days ago, is faced with an increasing backlog of cases as their number has now risen to 53,547. “Similarly, 28 suo motu notices and one reference are also pending,” the report says. It has also been disclosed that no hearing was held during the last 15 days of January at the SC’s Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar registries.

Source: The Nation February 04, 2022 16:04 UTC