Govt. attaches high importance to independence of judiciary: PM

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said the government gives priority to the independence of judiciary and the rule of law in the country as per the manifesto of Pakistan Peoples Party. He was talking to Minister for Law, Justice, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs, Farooq H. Naek who called on him here at the PM House this evening.
The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights to immediately start working on important national issues like provincial autonomy, accountability, jail and Police reforms.
He said that while formulating police reforms special attention should be paid to the welfare of constables and other low-paid staff.
The Prime Minister said that in this regard the report of the National Commission for Government Reforms should also be consulted and all stakeholders be taken along including all the provinces as well as the civil society organizations.
The Prime Minister said that jails should act as correction facilities and directed that in future jails should be called Reformatory Centers instead of Prisons or Jails.
Farooq H. Naek briefed the Prime Minister about various steps the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights is taking for ensuring independence of judiciary in the country.