Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan Meets with Honorable Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme Peoples Court of China

May 24,2018

Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, met with Hon’ble Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme Peoples Court of China, today in Beijing. The Hon’ble Chief Justice is on an official visit to China to attend the thirteenth meeting of the Presidents/ Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. During the meeting, the Hon’ble Chief Justice said that Pakistan China relations are supported by peoples of the both countries. The Hon’ble Chief Justice apprised Hon’ble Zhou Qiang on the implementation of an MoU signed between the judicial institutions of the two countries last year, during the visit of Hon’ble Chief Justice to China. The judicial cooperation between two countries has started gaining momentum and there is a huge potential for bilateral exchanges in the fields of arbitration, judicial training, automation of judicial systems and use of technology.
The Hon’ble Chief Justice also said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI) and judiciary of Pakistan fully supports CPEC and committed to take measures to ease out commercial disputes for smooth implementation of CPEC projects. He stated that Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently held a detailed meeting of all federal departments/ministries with special focus on CPEC. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has also issued directions to the lower courts not to issue injunctive orders on CPEC projects unless the other parties have been heard. He also briefed the Hon’ble Zhou Qiang about the recently concluded Islamabad Judicial Conference.
President Zhou Qiang appreciated the initiatives taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He maintained that Pakistan China relations enjoy full confidence of the leadership of two countries and our bilateral cooperation has transformed into comprehensive strategic partnership. Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan also invited Hon’ble Zhou Qiang to visit Pakistan to attend the upcoming judicial conference on arbitration. Hon’ble Chief Justice was accompanied by Justice Azmat Saeed Sh. and Justice Umer Ata Bandial, senior justices of the supreme court of Pakistan during the meeting. President Zhou Qiang was accompanied by Mr. Pei Xianding, Head of the criminal tribunal of SPC and Yang Qingming, President of Beijing High Peoples Court.