Karachi:Federal Minister for Law Dr Farog Naseem has said that raising standard of legal education in a Pakistan is a must to produce quality lawyers.
According to details, a high level delegation of Justice Helpline led by JHL President Nadeem Sheikh called on the federal law minister and discussed with the matter related to law, legal education and court related matters.
Barrister Dr Farog Naseem congratulated the JHL for holding its initiatives of Pakistan Digital Law Academy and Charter of Law. He said it is crucial that the standard of legal education and training of young lawyers is further enhanced and he would render all-out assistance in this regard. On the occasion, Muhammad Farog Naseem was extended invitation to attend the fifth National Judicial Conference which he accepted and assured of his patronage to this prestigious moot.
Nadeem Sheikh told the federal minister that the recently Pakistan Digital Law Academy was inaugurated by Mr Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar of Sindh High Court (SHC) in Karachi. He said senior legal experts including former attorney general of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan, former Justice Shuhab Sarki, Mian Zahid Hussain of Federal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Chairman Appellate Sindh Revenue Board Justice (retd) Nadeem Azhar Siddiqui, Prof Dr Farhan Essa Abdullah, Advocate Haseeb Jamali, general secretary Sindh High Court Bar Association, and Prof G N Qureshi had graced the occasion.
Nadeem Shaikh said they suggest that senior and seasoned lawyers and judges after their retirement should train and guide young lawyers to build their successful careers. Legal education is a never ending process. The use of digital technology in training and education is the need of the hour. He said they have already been working on training of lawyers and providing legal assistance of jail inmates and other vulnerable sections of society.
He said this idea of digital platform to raise legal awareness of masses and capacity building of young lawyers is a great idea and as the training of young lawyers and easy access to legal process for citizens would benefit whole society.
Advocate Nadeem Shaikh further said there are three main objectives of the PDLA: digitalization of legal process, e-courts and e-justice. He said the basic aim of their academy is to enhance the knowledge of lawyers, and to bring the young lawyers in mainstream. As the young lawyers of today would become the judges of future, their sound training in basic laws is crucial.
S Michal Advocate of Justice Helpline briefed the federal minister about the matters and suggestions related to minorities. Deputy Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Qureshi was present. Separately, JJL President Nadeem A Sheikh has welcomed the stay order on $6billion fine in Reko Diq case and termed it a great success. He said this development would augur well for the economy of Pakistan which has been facing constraints. He hoped that things would further improve and provide ease to the national economy in future.