• Move will help executive branch keep an eye on pending cases, including tax matters, where millions are stuck due to delays in adjudication
• Law minister says ‘nearly 99pc’of govt work being carried out digitally

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to settle the government’s gripe over pending cases that hamper its workings, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugura­ted the tra­nsformative Case Assi­gn­ments and Mana­gement Sys­tem (CAMS) initiative, which will help officials keep track of pending matters and ensure their timely settlement.

“[CAMS] was long overdue because litigants and applicants from all over the country wanted transparent and speedy justice, and this initiative will go a long way to address their grievances and provide justice in a reasonable time frame,” he said at the launch ceremony.

A software platform desig­ned to efficiently track, organise and manage individual cases within an organisation, CAMS is modelled on systems often used in fields such as customer services, legal practices, healthcare etc where individual issues require dedicated attention and tracking.

PM Shehbaz has often criticised how the recovery of millions of rupees often gets bogged down due to litigation. This initiative, a PM Office official told Dawn, would help address such problems.

The CAMS dashboard would offer the executive an overview of pending cases involving the government that have not been decided for........

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