Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- The Supreme Court stressed the urgent need to use artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce delays in Pakistan's courts. It said slow justice harms public trust and violates constitutional rights. Timely justice is essential to protect citizens and uphold the rule of law.

The court issued a landmark judgment on a decade-old auction case that had been stuck in courts since 2011. The case stayed unresolved for over ten years in the Peshawar High Court and has been with the Supreme Court since 2022 without hearing. Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Ayesha Malik noted that delays weaken the justice system and hurt marginalized people the most.

The Supreme Court highlighted that over 2.2 million cases are pending nationwide, in...