Judiciary of Pakistan

The judiciary of Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان کی عدلیہ‎) is a hierarchical system with two classes of courts: the superior (or higher) judiciary and the subordinate (or lower) judiciary. Quotes The Maria Bibi ruling will be remembered not just for its outcome but for the precedent it establishes. It tells abductors and forced conversion networks that the law can be easily manipulated: get a conversion certificate, provide a consent statement, and ensure the girl appears older than her actual age. The rest is bureaucratic formality. … The tragedy of Maria Bibi is not just that a child has been robbed of her childhood; it is that the highest court, responsible for safeguarding rights, has chosen to reinterpret those rights out of existence. In a country where forced conversions and child marriages are documented issues, the Court has provided a guide for future violations. Massimo Introvigne, "Pakistan: How Judges Protect Forced Conversions to Islam and Child Marriage", Bitter Winter (April 4, 2026) The report also focuses on failings of our criminal justice system, an issue so endemic that we take it for granted rather than consider it a rights violation. But without a functional judicial system, we have no recourse or accountability. Justice in Pakistan is delayed and denied. And miscarriages of justice — such as Rana Bibi's 19-year imprisonment for a murder she didn't commit — are not atoned for. Huma Yusuf on a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Missing rights (04 May, 2020), Dawn External links Category:Judiciaries Category:Law of Pakistan