Overview
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court and Türkiye’s Constitutional Court signed the agreement Monday in Islamabad, with Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and President Kadir Özkaya formalizing the pact during the April 6–9 visit.
- The framework centers on judicial exchanges and capacity building, with a focus on district judges through joint training, academic exchanges, and exposure to comparative practices.
- The cooperation includes digitalisation, e-courts, and exploration of artificial intelligence to speed up case handling, improve transparency, and widen access to justice.
- A Joint Working Group will coordinate implementation and shape follow-up steps such as study visits, joint research, and skills programs that move from planning to pilots.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the delegation Tuesday, and Özkaya said Türkiye’s 64-year-old Constitutional Court is ready to start a knowledge-exchange pilot, signaling wider bilateral cooperation beyond the courts.