BEIJING, May 24: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday said that judiciary of Pakistan fully supports China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and committed to take measures to ease out commercial disputes for its smooth implementation.
He was talking to President of the Supreme Peoples Court of China Zhou Qiang in Beijing.
The Chief Justice is on an official visit to China to attend the thirteenth meeting of the Presidents/ Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
During the meeting, the Chief Justice said that Pakistan China relations are supported by peoples of the both countries.
The Chief Justice apprised Zhou Qiang on the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the judicial institutions of the two countries last year, during the visit of Chief Justice to China.
Chief Justice stated that Supreme Court has recently held a detailed meeting of all federal departments and ministries with special focus on CPEC. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has also issued directions to the lower courts not to issue injunctive orders on CPEC projects unless the other parties have been heard. He also briefed the Zhou Qiang about the recently concluded Islamabad Judicial Conference.
Saqib Nisar also said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI) and judiciary of Pakistan fully supports CPEC and committed to take measures to ease out commercial disputes for smooth implementation of CPEC projects.
He said judicial cooperation between two countries has started gaining momentum. There is a huge potential for bilateral exchanges in the fields of arbitration, judicial training, automation of judicial systems and use of technology.
President Zhou Qiang appreciated the initiatives taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He maintained that Pakistan China relations enjoy full confidence of the leadership of two countries and our bilateral cooperation has transformed into comprehensive strategic partnership.
Chief Justice of Pakistan also invited Zhou Qiang to visit Pakistan to attend the upcoming judicial conference on arbitration. Chief Justice was accompanied by Justice Azmat Saeed Sh. and Justice Umer Ata Bandial, senior justices of the supreme court of Pakistan during the meeting. President Zhou Qiang was accompanied by Mr. Pei Xianding, Head of the criminal tribunal of SPC and Yang Qingming, President of Beijing High Peoples Court. -NNI
