Legal Aid and Justice Authority MOHR Government of Pakistan

Legal Aid and Justice Authority (LAJA), in collaboration with UNDP organized Two Day Consultative Workshop on "Legal Aid and Justice Authority of Pakistan-Institutional Linkages and Strategic Planning" on 2nd and 3rd August, 2023 at Islamabad Serena Hotel.

The primary goal of the two days national consultative workshop was to develop a Five-Year Strategic Plan for LAJA.

Dr. Syed Mohammed Anwar, Justice Federal Shariat Court, at the closing ceremony of the workshop stated that, Legal Aid and Access to Justice can play an effective role in fostering unity and promoting equality among all Pakistanis.

Ms. Mehnaz offered her support in resolving LAJA issues that are pending with the Ministry of Finance and other departments.

Mr. Shafique Chaudhry, Executive Director of the Parliamentarians Commission on Human Rights (PCHR), presented a 5-year strategic plan for LAJA based on the recommendations of the participants. This strategic plan will assist LAJA and its partners in improving coordination and streamlining their human, technical, and financial resources.

Mr. Amir Zulfiqar, Inspector General of Police, and Kamila, Ciatlin Chittenden of UNDP and Ms. Kamilla, also spoke at the event. Mr. Amir Zulfiqar, emphasised the disparity between those who can afford expensive solicitors when accused with FIRs and those who cannot. He said that vulnerable women, transgender people, children, and all disadvantaged members of society should be made part of such discussions. UNDP Pakistan's representatives thanked government officials, stakeholders, and all supporting teams, including UN Women and UNODC for their support for making workshop a success.

Senior officials from various government departments attended the workshop and helped identify challenges, opportunities, and strategic interventions to help LAJA improve access to justice for all, particularly women, children, and marginalised groups; raise awareness about laws, rights, and available legal aid/legal support mechanisms in Pakistan; strengthen pro bono legal support; and reinforce coordination and collaboration.

Legal Aid and Justice Authority PCHR & UNWomen organized a Three days “Training of Members of Mediation Committees on Gender Sensitive Alternate Dispute Resolution”
Hon. Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Dr.Syed Muhammad Anwar, , DG LAJA Dr Rahim Awan, DIG ICT Syed Farid Ali, Lawyers and Officials from Ministry of Law and Justice Ministry of Human Rights & Justice Commission of Pakistan Islamabad Police attended closing ceremony of the training.

Community policing is all about visibility assurance and listening public’s concerns and also developing the meaningful joint initiatives to alleviate the fear of crime .
One day training program was arranged at Punjab police college sihala with the collaboration of Islamic international university .
In the training session Participants including Dr Raheem Awan Director General Dr Zia , General Samrez Saik and SSP (R) Mian Nasseb Jan.

The main purpose of the training session to highlights the importance of community policing and how community policing can help to resolve issues among general public and decrease the pressure and workload on police.

DG LAGA will be visiting jails for the provision of legal aid and other assistance to prisoners. Any comments / suggestions please email
[email protected]
Shahid Mushtaq Pansota
Hina Gujjar Adv
Dr Dr-Muhammad Raheem Awan.

LAJA is seeking to engage for 9 months on third party contract based on deliverables and other tasks assigned by DG LAJA, a foreign qualified LLM, experienced law researcher capable of undertaking legal research, report writing with the primary role of preparing a training manual on right based legislation for vulnerable and marginalized segments of the society and ADR training for lawyers.
Please email [email protected]








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Networking dinner hosted by DG LAJA attendees include diplomats ambassadors of Jorden, Ethiopi, senior diplomats of Canada, France, Japan UNWOMEN, Senior government officers from civil and military bureaucracy, ministry of heqlth, FBR, UNCRC.

Training program for capacity building of Lawyers from Islamabad in Federal Judicial Academy Islamabad.

Director General Legal Aid & Justice Authority ( Government of Pakistan) Dr Raheem invited by Law school of Bahria University Islamabad.
Dr Raheem participated as judge in law moot competition.
In his concluding remarks Dr Raheem Awan empahise the importance of legal research and logical arguments.

DG Legal Aid and Justice Authority Dr Raheem Awan participated as Guest of Honor in a seminar on Women and Transgenders educational empowerment.
Seminar was arranged by Women camber of commerce and industry.