Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has stated that adherence to the principles of supremacy of law and accountability, shall ensure sustainable economic growth, stability and development of the SCO Member States. He expressed this while addressing the ninth Ministers of Justice meeting of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization that was underway in Islamabad.

It is being held virtually and will be addressed by the Justice Ministers of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan. In his address on the occasion, Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said adherence to the principles of supremacy of law and accountability, shall ensure sustainable economic growth, stability and development of the SCO Member States.

He said Pakistan remains committed to upholding the shared objectives of SCO for promotion of cooperation in the field of law and justice.  He said Pakistan is also determined to achieve the objectives of the SCO Development Strategy until 2025 including strengthening of regional and bilateral cooperation. Mentioning Pakistan's progress in the area of forensic science activities, the Law Minister highlighted the formation of State of the Art, Punjab Forensic Science Agency and several prefabricated satellite forensic evidence collection units in the country.

He said Lahore Garrison University has started building first of its kind Digital forensic Research and Service Centre. Azam Nazeer Tarar said this conference provides us a platform for sharing our knowledge and experiences in the field of Forensic Science for the development of our legal and justice system. He vowed that Pakistan will continue to extend its full support and cooperation in achieving the objectives of the SCO in the field of law and Justice.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP