Pakistan and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen judicial cooperation, with stress on reforms, digital tools and the exchange of professional expertise. The MoU was concluded by the two countries’ chief justices during an official visit by Pakistan’s Chief Justice to Seoul.
South Korea’s Chief Justice, Justice Jo Hee-de, received his Pakistani counterpart at the Supreme Court in Seoul. The two discussed how to strengthen institutional links and promote closer working between their court systems. The meeting ended with both chief justices signing the MoU.
What the MoU covers
The agreement sets out a framework for judicial exchanges, professional training, legal research and the sharing of best practices. It is meant to support sustained contact between the two judiciaries rather than a one-off visit.
Particular weight falls on modernising courts: electronic case systems, digital justice, the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court administration, smart courts, judicial analytics and cybersecurity. The text also points to reciprocal delegations, professional attachments, study visits, expert exchanges, joint conferences and seminars, and regular high-level dialogue, with a mechanism to coordinate agreed work.
Meetings and technology tour in Seoul
During the same visit, Pakistan’s Chief Justice met Justice NOH Gyeongpil, Minister of the National Court Administration of the Republic of Korea. Their talks focused on judicial administration, how institutions are run, and how technology can improve court management and the delivery of justice.
The Chief Justice also visited the Supreme Court of Korea IT Center. The tour was framed as a chance to see Korea’s digital court systems and technology-backed justice services first-hand, and to identify areas for learning that could support Pakistan’s own court reform and digital work.
Syed Moazzam Shah, Pakistan’s ambassador to the Republic of Korea, accompanied the Chief Justice at the meetings and engagements, offering diplomatic support for the institutional contacts.
Officials on both sides presented the MoU as a step toward ongoing cooperation on training, research and court technology, rather than a finished programme with fixed deadlines or budgets in the public account of the visit.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan aur South Korea ke chief justices ne Seoul mein ek MoU sign kiya hai. Is se dono mulkon ki adalatein training, research aur digital systems par mil kar kaam kar saken gi. Korea ke electronic courts aur IT center ka daura bhi hua, taake Pakistan apni court reforms mein seekh sake. Aam logon ke liye seedha matlab yeh hai ke cases chalane ke tareeqe behtar aur zyada digital banne ka raasta khula hai—lekin abhi koi naya qanoon ya fee change announce nahi hua.
