The delegation includes representatives from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, along with officers serving at the Supreme Court and the Federal Judicial Academy.
The officers were selected in consultation with the respective high courts on the basis of their outstanding professional performance and services, according to the report.
During the meeting, the chief justice particularly appreciated the services of judicial officers working in remote, underdeveloped and conflict-affected areas.
He said that recognising and encouraging officers performing their duties under difficult circumstances was essential.
Addressing the officers, the chief justice said they would serve as ambassadors of Pakistan’s judiciary in China and urged them to uphold its dignity, values and professional standards.
The exchange programme builds on the judicial cooperation between the two countries. In October 2025, the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Supreme People’s Court of China signed a memorandum of understanding on judicial exchange and cooperation, aimed at strengthening institutional linkages, building judicial capacity and promoting the exchange of legal knowledge.
The understanding, signed by Chief Justice Afridi and his Chinese counterpart Justice Zhang Jun, covers areas including international trade law, commercial dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, artificial intelligence, cybercrime and financial crime.
The cooperation is being advanced through judicial visits, specialised training programmes, seminars and academic exchanges designed to improve judicial efficiency, according to the Supreme Court statement issued at the time of the signing.
Under the understanding, the two judiciaries also agreed to share experience in areas such as the judicial application of artificial intelligence, the digitisation of court records and the use of technology in case management, subjects that have featured in exchanges between the two sides since the agreement was signed.
The chief justice has previously underlined the importance of including officers from remote districts in international judicial exchanges, saying their participation reflects ownership of judicial officers serving in far-flung areas and strengthens the judiciary as a whole.
The delegation is expected to return after completing the two-week programme and share its experience with fellow officers, the report said.
