The “Rule of Law: Key Messages” document, published by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) in December 2015, highlights a severe crisis of justice in Pakistan, particularly concerning access for underprivileged communities. It argues that urgent and aggressive reforms are needed in the police, prosecution, and legal aid sectors at both federal and provincial levels to ensure holistic justice for the masses. The document emphasizes that while laws for free legal aid exist, they are not effectively reaching the common person due to a lack of a comprehensive and uniform framework and insufficient, unsystematic funding. It also addresses the weaknesses in the prosecution system, which lead to low conviction rates, and the need to empower and reform the police force, which suffers from inefficiency, corruption, politicization, and inadequate resources.