Qasim is a student of Law at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His primary area of interest is Public International Law and its relevance in domestic legal frameworks.

Criminal Justice Reform – Delayed FIRs and Ineffective Witness Protection Programs

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This article focuses on the role of Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System (CJS) with regards to establishing rule of law, with an emphasis on two oft-stated issues – delays in the registration of First Information Reports (FIRs), and poorly implemented witness protection programs. In addition to highlighting the causes and effects of the aforementioned issues, it also sheds light on the apparent failure of recent interventions that were made to mitigate these problems, before concluding with possible suggestions to resolve these issues.