ISLAMABAD    -   A 10-member delegation of representatives of Pun­jab Bar Council on Mon­day headed by Syed Jaf­far Tayyar Bukhari, Vice Chairman, Punjab Bar, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial. The chief justice welcomed the delegation and lauded the efforts of the Punjab Bar Council for making the legal publications and journals affordable while catering to the needs of the young lawyers. He em­phasized upon the impor­tance of quality training for the lawyers, imparted by standardized courses in legal research, analysis and advocacy across all provinces. He termed the lawyers’ community as the intellectual back bone of the society and as such it has a huge responsibility to safeguard the constitution and the provision of inex­pensive and expeditious justice in a system that is based on truth and merit.