Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Wednesday said police officers and law students were important stakeholders in the administration of justice, stressing the need for professional training and quality legal education. He appreciated the National Police Academy's role in developing professionally competent, law-conscious and rights-sensitive police officers, whose performance at the stages of investigation and evidence collection has a direct bearing on the quality of criminal justice.

He made the observations during a meeting with Saad Akhtar Bharwana, Commandant, National Police Academy, Islamabad, and Muhammad Nawaz Wahla, Dean, NUST Law School, who called on him at the Supreme Court. Bharwana briefed him on the training programmes at the National Police Academy for police officers. The Dean, NUST Law School, apprised him of the institution's legal education programmes and proposed collaboration with the Federal Judicial Academy.

The CJP appreciated NUST Law School's contribution towards developing knowledgeable, ethically grounded and professionally capable future members of the legal fraternity. Welcoming the proposed collaboration of both institutions with the Federal Judicial Academy, the CJP assured them of every possible support for developing meaningful joint initiatives aimed at capacity-building, institutional learning and strengthening the overall administration of justice.