ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the government to make a decision within a month about establishing 120 accountability courts throughout the country. The additional attorney general informed the court that at the moment there were 24 fully functional accountability courts working in the country. The plan included the overall human resource requirements and financial implications for the establishment of additional accountability courts across the country. A statement issued by the law ministry had said that the plan would be presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Currently, 24 accountability courts are functioning across the country, including in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Quetta.

Source: Pakistan Today October 21, 2020 12:54 UTC