The National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee is constituted under an Ordinance (LXXI) of 2002. The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the Chairman of the Committee and the Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court and Chief Justices of High Courts are its members. The Secretary, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan is designated as the Secretary to the Committee. The National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee is required to coordinate and harmonize judicial policy within the court system, and in coordination with the Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan, ensure its implementation. The Committee performs the following functions:

Improving the capacity and performance of the administration of justice;
Setting performance standards for judicial officers and persons associated with performance of judicial and quasi judicial functions;
Improvement in the terms and conditions of service of judicial officers and court staff, to ensure skilled and efficient judiciary;
Publication of the annual or periodic reports of the Supreme Court, Federal Shariat Court, High Courts and courts subordinate to High Courts and Administrative Courts and Tribunals.

The Committee is further empowered to constitute sub-committees consisting of its one or more Members, as it deems fit, and may assign them any matter relevant to the functions of the Committee.