Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Justice (Urdu: وزارت انصاف‎); abbreviated as MoJ) is a cabinet-level ministry of Pakistan, responsible and for the enforcement of law and administration of justice.

Ministry of Law and Justice
وزارت قانون و انصاف
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JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersPakistan Secretariat, Presidency Road, Islamabad
33°44′01.5″N 73°05′47.2″E
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Websitewww.molaw.gov.pk
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The ministry's political executive figure is known as the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, who must be an elected legislator and Parliamentarian. The Minister for Justice is associated with enforcing laws and administration of government judicial departments, and is a public face of the government in legal services required by the state. The ministry's administration is headed by the Law Secretary of Pakistan. The ministry is also represented by the Attorney General as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, representing it in civilian Supreme Court cases, and assisting the Minister for Justice and the government in legal cases. Both the Minister for Justice and Attorney General are nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and are members of the Cabinet. It is currently headed by Farogh Naseem as of 20 August 2018. The current Law Secretary of Pakistan is Muhammad Khashih Ur Rehman appointed on 07 October 2019. He is the youngest ever Law Secretary to serve the country.

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    A COPY OF WAFAQI MOHTASIB (OMBUDSMAN)'S FINDINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 20.02.2020 IN THE COMPLAINT CITED ABOVE IS ENCLOSED FOR INFORMATION. THE AGENCY, IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 11(2) OF P.O NO. 1 OF 1983 IS REQUIRED TO:- INTIMATE TO THIS OFFICE COMPLAINCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE FINDINGS WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SPECIFIED THEREIN; OR INTIMATE TO THIS OFFICE, OVER THE SIGNATURES OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER OF THE AGENCY OR AN OFFICER NOMINATED BY HIM FOR THE CASE SEEKING ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT OR RECALL OF THE SAID RECOMMENDATION IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 11(2A) IBID. ATTENTION IS ALSO INVITED TI=O THE PROVISION OF ARTICLE 11(2A) OF P.O 1 OF 1983 READ WITH SECTION 13 OF FEDERAL OMBUDSMEN INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS ACT 2013 AND ARTICLE 32 OF P.O.1 OF 1983 UNDER WHICH ANY PERSON, AGGRIEVED B DECISION OR AN ORDER BY WAFAQI MOHTASIB MAY ALSO WITIN THIRTY DAYS;- BYORDE OF THEHINIURABLE WAFAQI MOHTASIB, SYED TAHIR SHAHBAZ. ORDER YEA HAIN ARTICLE 11 (2) OF PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO,1 OF 1983. AS THE AGENCY HAS TENDERED AN UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RELIEF TO THE COMPLAINANT TO REDRESS HIS GRIEVANCE, FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPLAINT IS COLOSED IN TERMS OF REGULATION 23(1)(f) OF THE WAFAQI MOHTASIB (INVESTIGATION AND D

     



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