ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has formally launched a Judicial Digital Dashboard and e-Office System to modernize its working.
A special ceremony was held at the Supreme Court under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Law and Justice Commission and the National IT Board.
The event was attended by Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja and judges of the Supreme Court, while Justice Ali Baqar Najafi joined the ceremony online from Lahore.
Under the MoU, a modern digital dashboard will be developed for the judiciary. The dashboard will provide real-time monitoring of case disposal rates and pending cases.
Court data will be combined to help in policy-making and performance-based reforms. Through the e-Office system, case files and official matters of the Supreme Court will be shifted to digital format.
Chief Justice Yahya Afridi said that a new case management system will also be introduced for the judges. He added that these reforms will make the judicial system efficient, transparent, and technology-driven.
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A historic ceremony was held at the Supreme Court to mark this digital transformation.
Along with the Chief Justice, the event was attended by Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Chairman of the National Judicial Automation Committee Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Supreme Court judges Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, as well as Federal IT Secretary Zarar Hashim Khan.
The MoU was signed by the Secretary of the Law and Justice Commission and the CEO of the National IT Board (NITB). Under this agreement, a judicial analytical dashboard will be developed to monitor the speed of case decisions, trends of pending cases, and overall institutional performance.
At the same time, the e-Office system was also formally launched in the Supreme Court. This system will digitize the movement of files and official matters, while a special case management system will be introduced for judges.
These steps are seen as a milestone in the judiciary’s digital transformation, aimed at ensuring timely justice, greater transparency, and strengthening public trust through modern technology.
