MANSEHRA: The district and sessions court in Lower Kohistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been connected with virtual courts network to facilitate litigants and witnesses to record statements.
‘This is the first virtual court in the three Kohistan districts connected with the Peshawar High Court. Now, litigants can appear, record evidence and statements, Mohammad Khan Yusufzai, district and sessions judge, Lower Kohistan, told the inaugural ceremony in Pattan on Friday.
The members of the bench and bar attended the ceremony and expressed satisfaction over the establishment of the first virtual court in Kohistan.
He said that the people of Kohistan did not have such facility, adding that they would now avail the services extended to litigants, prosecutors, judges and witnesses through the virtual judiciary.
A member of the bar said it was a good omen that virtual court services had been extended to thepeople of Kohistan.
‘Now, doctors and other people who were posted here and later transferred elsewhere can record their testimonies regarding postmortem examinations and other medico-legal formalities in under-trialcases after being connected through virtual courts with those in other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,’ he said.
He said the first courtto-court virtual connectivity in Kohistan would help expedite the disposal of cases.
Meanwhile, traders asked the Mansehra district administration not to allow demonstrations and rallies to be staged at Khatm-i-Nubowat Chowk intheheartofthecity.
A group of traders met the deputy commissioner and urged him not to issue permits to activists of political and religious parties to hold public protests and rallies at the chowk, saying such activities adversely affected their businesses.
‘This is the city’s main business hub. Protests block it for the entire day, disrupting our businesses.
We can no longer afford such disruptions,’ atrader said.