Pakistan approves reforms to Criminal Procedure Code, aiming to modernize legal processes and enhance transparency.

Pakistan's cabinet has approved significant amendments to the colonial-era Criminal Procedure Code, aiming to modernize the legal system. Key changes include simplifying FIR registration, allowing audio-video witness statements, and setting a one-year deadline for trials. The cabinet also approved the establishment of an Intellectual Property Tribunal in Quetta and a new National Registration and Biometric Policy Framework. These reforms seek to expedite legal processes and enhance transparency.

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