One Day Workshop on “Forensic Mental Health in Pakistan

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The subject workshop was held in the Punjab Judicial Academy on 22nd November, 2023 from 11:30-02:00 p.m, which was graced by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Judge, Lahore High Court, Lahore as Chief Guest. The followings have also attended the said workshop;

  • Mr. Ashtar Abbas, Acting Director General, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore.
  • Ms. Bushra Zaman, Director (R&P), Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore.
  • Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Director Programme/ Academic, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore.
  • Mr. Muhammad Iram Ayaz, Director Training (Distance Learning), PJA.
  • Learned District & Sessions Judges along with Learned AD&SJ-I, One Senior Female AD&SJ and Learned Senior Civil Judges (Criminal Division) from every district of Lahore, Gujranwala & Faisalabad Division.
  • Mr. Saboor Ahmad Khan, Additional Director, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore.

The workshop started with recitation of the Holy Quran.  Where after, Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Director Programme/ Academic, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore welcomed the Hon’ble Chief Guest, the distinguished Guest Speaker as well as learned participants on behalf of the Punjab Judicial Academy.  After that Mr. Ashtar Abbas, Acting Director General, PJA in his Inaugural Address welcomed the Hon’ble Chief Guest, introduced the Distinguished Guest Speaker and described the salient features of the subject workshop.   After the address of Acting Director General PJA, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Judge, Lahore High Court, Lahore addressed the participants and shared his valuable views.

Thereafter, Dr. Tariq M. Hassan, Assoc. Professor and Past-Head of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Queens University, Canada shared knowledge on the topic “Forensic Mental Health in Pakistan” with the participants.

At the end, the Hon’ble Chief Guest thanked the Guest Speaker and the workshop was concluded.

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