Pakistan/UK: Both countries to set up bodies to assist in child custody cases
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The News - Pakistan Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed to set up a body in each country to assist those seeking legal assistance relating to the wrongful and illegal removal of children.
The agreement was signed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Shaikh Riaz Ahmad and Dame Elizabeth Butler, President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales and head of a judicial delegation visiting Pakistan.
The protocol agreed upon in London in January this year aims to expand cooperation between the two countries to resolve family disputes and child custody cases without delay. It also looks forward to the nomination of a judge of the superior court from each side to work in liaison with each other.
The liaison judges Justice Muneer A Sheikh and Lord Justice Matthew Thorpe will work at advancing the objects of this protocol besides exchanging information and statistics about such cases.
Addressing a press conference here at the residence of the British High Commissioner, Dame Elizabeth Butler, President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales said the protocol was a breakthrough in judicial cooperation between the two countries and was aimed at resolving child custody cases.
The liaison judges Justice Muneer A Sheikh and Lord Justice Matthew Thorpe will work at advancing the objects of this protocol besides exchanging information and statistics about such cases.
Addressing a press conference here at the residence of the British High Commissioner, Dame Elizabeth Butler, President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales said the protocol was a breakthrough in judicial cooperation between the two countries and was aimed at resolving child custody cases.
