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Tenth Pakistan Prosecution Forum (PPF) underscores the "gatekeeping" role of prosecutors for building stronger trials through police-prosecution coordination mechanism

25 February 2021,  Islamabad - The Tenth PPF meeting organized by the UNODC on 25 February in Islamabad, marked a step forward in the evolutionary process of strengthening the quality of investigation through enhancing the 'gatekeeping' role of prosecution and 'investigative' role of the police.[Read More]

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Training Workshop on victim identification, protection, and referral related to Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, Karachi

15 February 2021,  Karachi - Under the framework of the Global Action to Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants ( GLO.ACT - Asia and the Middle East), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has conducted from 9 to10 February 2021 a training workshop on "Victims identification, Protection, and Referral related to Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants". This is the second of a series of three[Read More]

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Supporting the activation of a robust investigator-prosecutor coordination mechanism in Pakistan

4-5 February 2021, Islamabad - The primary objective of an effective investigation process is to produce an evidentially strong case with a probability of conviction. An effective investigator-prosecutor mechanism therefore lies at the heart of this practice. So far, coordination between police and prosecution in Pakistan is a gap that has not been bridged, giving rise to lacunas at various stages of the trial process, leading to delays and faulty court proceedings.  [Read More]

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