A copy of the report, tabled by Minister for Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan in the Legislative Assembly here, said the cases were received by the commission from November 2016 to March 31, 2017, and the disposed off cases belonged to the same period.
"During the current year, 288 complaints were received by the commission, whereas 617 cases were disposed and recommendations were made in seven cases," the SHRC said in its annual report.
It said the commission took within its means all possible effective steps to expedite the disposal of the cases related to various things, including custodial deaths, murder, ex- gratia relief, rape and harassment and disappearance.
The report, however, highlighted several problems facing the commission to function smoothly.
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"When a complaint is filed before the commission, a notice is sent to the concerned department, but it is very difficult to get even a response from the department. They do not respond unless warrants are issued against the concerned officials," it said.
It said the commission was also working without computerisation and had to maintain the files manually.
"We want to place on record that much needs to be done so far as other spheres of working of the commission are concerned. First and foremost being that adequate funds under additional budget or revised budget are not allotted which hampers the smooth functioning of the commission," the report said.
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