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Consultative Workshop on Police-Prosecutors Cooperation

19 March 2019, Quetta. Police investigators and Prosecutors are the vital stakeholders of the criminal justice system. Their combined, effective contribution is of core value in enhancing the conviction rate in courts of law. This outcome ensures the creation not only of enhanced community confidence but of a favourable environment for the country's economic, political, and social growth. In 2017, UNODC in collaboration with the Government of Balochistan conducted an institutional capacity assessment of the criminal justice institutions in the province. [Read More]

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UNODC COPAK takes over Implementation of Rule of Law Roadmap in Sindh

26 February 2019, Karachi, Pakistan. Given evolving consensus on the need for a systematic approach towards comprehensive rule of law reform, it is patent that none of the national imperatives of governance, development, or security are achievable in the absence of a well-functioning criminal justice system (CJS) and rule of law. Impetus for the Rule of Law Reform comes from the Constitution of Pakistan, the National Action Plan, the priorities of the Sindh Government, Pakistan's international obligations, National Judicial Policy, National Internal Security Policy, NACTA's Recommendations, and the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN.   [Read More]

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Mock Investigation and Trial of Terrorism Financing and Related Serious Offences

26 - 28 February, Islamabad, Pakistan. The UNODC Country Office Pakistan, in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), organized a 'Mock Investigation and Trial of Terrorist Financing and Related Serious Offences Workshop' in Islamabad, on 26-28 February 2019. The workshop comprised relevant officials from all three pillars of the criminal justice system. In total 32 participants attended from across Pakistan; including counter-terrorism officials from both the police force and intelligence agencies, along with Anti-Terrorism prosecutors and judges.[Read More]

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