Pakistan, July 31 -- The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) made significant progress in reducing its legal backlog and recovering penalties, as 223 cases have been decided, cutting the backlog by more than 40%.

"When the new management took charge in August 2023, the CCP faced 567 pending cases across different courts," the CCP said in a statement on Wednesday. It said that the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) decided 121 cases out of 210, bringing down pendency by 58%. The Supreme Court decided 11 cases, while 171 cases challenging the CCP's mandate were clubbed for a single hearing. The Lahore High Court decided 39 cases, reducing the backlog by 78%, while the Sindh High Court disposed of 40 cases, a 61% cut. Similarly, the ...