The Ministry of Justice ( ur, ); abbreviated as MoJ) is a

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ministry of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, responsible and for the enforcement of law and

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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

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. The ministry is also represented by the

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, representing it in civilian

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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

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. It is currently headed by

Ayaz Sadiq Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (Punjabi, ur, ; born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician, currently serving as Federal Minister of Law and Justice and has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a ...

as of 31 October 2022.

Departments

Competition Appellate Tribunal

Appellate Tribunal established in 2010 to hear appeals decision by

Competition Commission of Pakistan Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...

Anti Dumping Appellate Tribunal

Appellate Tribunal established in 2000 to redress the issues relating to imposition of anti-dumping duties by National Tariff Commission, to offset injurious dumping in the public interest.

Accountability Courts

Courts established to hear cases of

National Accountability Bureau The National Accountability Bureau ( ur, ; abbreviated NAB) is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal institution responsible to build efforts against corruption and prepare critical national economic intelligence assessments ...

References

External links

Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan

Pakistan Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights

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