short certificate courses on forensic mental health assessment for
psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, police and prison
personnel.
vii. The Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad and all the Provincial Judicial
Academies shall also arrange courses for trial Court judges, prosecutors,
lawyers and court staff on mental illness including forensic mental health
assessment.
88. Office is directed to send copies of this judgment to the Federal Secretary,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Government of
Pakistan, the Chief Secretaries of all the four provinces as well as the Federal and
Provincial Judicial Academies for compliance.
89. Before parting with this judgment, we appreciate the assistance rendered by
learned counsel for the condemned prisoners (in all the petitions), learned counsel
for complainant (in C.R.Ps. Nos. 420, 424 and 170 of 2016), learned Additional
Attorney General for Pakistan, learned Advocate General Islamabad and learned
Law Officers of different provinces. We also commend and appreciate the
assistance and efforts put in, and that too with alacrity, by the learned amici curiae
Barrister Haider Rasul Mirza, ASC and renowned psychiatrist Brigadier (Retd.)
Professor Mowadat Hussain Rana. It was a treat to hear them. The way Barrister
Haider Rasul Mirza, ASC dug out the relevant law both from domestic and foreign
jurisdictions and made submissions in his persuasive style was invaluable indeed.
The way Professor Mowadat Hussain Rana articulated his viewpoint and
highlighted different mental ailments in his suave and lucid style was equally
commendable.
MWA/S-7/SC Order accordingly.
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