The Chief Justice of Pakistan received a delegation from the Singapore International Mediation Centre in early June, led by chief executive Chuan Wee Meng, for discussions on strengthening Pakistan's alternative dispute resolution system and easing a litigation backlog that runs into the millions of cases.
Supreme Court Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb joined the meeting, which focused on judicial capacity-building — the practical machinery of turning mediation from statutory aspiration into courtroom routine.
The delegation was in Pakistan for more than courtesy calls: SIMC was conducting an Accredited Mediation Skills Workshop and Assessment Programme for judges in partnership with the Federal Judicial Academy, extending the Singapore institution's judicial training partnerships across South Asia.
The engagement follows a familiar pattern — seen from Delhi to Tashkent — in which SIMC pairs government-level advocacy with hands-on accreditation, building both the demand for mediation and the bench of professionals able to supply it.
