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{{Short description|Ministry of the Government of Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Ministry of Law and Justice
| nativename_a    = {{Nastaliq|وزارت قانون و انصاف}}
| seal            = State emblem of Pakistan.svg
| seal_width      = 100px
| seal_caption    = [[Emblem of Pakistan]]
| formed          = 
| jurisdiction    = [[Government of Pakistan]]
| headquarters    = [[Pakistan Secretariat]], Presidency Road, [[Islamabad]]<br />{{coord|33|44|01.5|N|73|05|47.2|E|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| minister1_name  = [[Azam Nazeer Tarar]]
| minister1_pfo   = [[Minister for Law and Justice (Pakistan)|Law Minister of Pakistan]]
| chief1_name     = [[Law Secretary of Pakistan]]
| website         = {{URL|http://www.molaw.gov.pk/}}
}}
{{Politics of Pakistan}}

The '''Ministry of Justice''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|وزارتِ قانون و انصاف}}}}); abbreviated as '''MoJ''') is a [[Cabinet of Pakistan|cabinet-level]] ministry of [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistan]], responsible for the enforcement of law and [[administration of justice]].

The ministry's political executive figure is known as the [[Law Minister of Pakistan|Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights]], who must be an elected legislator and [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliamentarian]]. The Minister for Justice is associated with enforcing laws and administration of government judicial departments, and is a public face of the government in legal services required by the state. The ministry's administration is headed by the [[Law Secretary of Pakistan]]. The ministry is also represented by the [[Attorney General of Pakistan|Attorney General]] as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, representing it in civilian [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] cases, and assisting the Minister for Justice and the government in legal cases. Both the Minister for Justice and Attorney General are nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and are members of the [[Cabinet of Pakistan|Cabinet]]. It is currently headed by Ahmed Irfan Aslam as of 17 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Sardar Ayaz Sadiq appointed law minister |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2384033/sardar-ayaz-sadiq-appointed-law-minister |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

== Departments ==
=== Competition Appellate Tribunal ===
Appellate Tribunal established in 2010 to hear appeals decision by [[Competition Commission of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cc.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=560&Itemid=235&lang=en|title = Competition Commission of Pakistan - Competition Appellate Tribunal}}</ref>

=== Anti Dumping Appellate Tribunal ===
Appellate Tribunal established in 2000 to redress the issues relating to imposition of [[Dumping (pricing policy)|anti-dumping]] duties by National Tariff Commission, to offset injurious dumping in the public interest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1402498|title=Govt asked to appoint chairman for tribunal|date=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2017/06/20170604185010/|title=Anti-Dumping Tribunal: Decision of Cabinet body endorsed – Business Recorder}}</ref>

=== Accountability Courts ===
{{Main|National Accountability Bureau}}
Courts established to hear cases of [[National Accountability Bureau]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/770060-30-accountability-courts-to-be-notified-shortly-sc-informed|title=30 accountability courts to be notified shortly, SC informed}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ljcp.gov.pk/ Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan]
* [http://www.molaw.gov.pk/ Pakistan Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights]

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