Your case has been running for months. The next hearing was fixed weeks ago, and your lawyer is not picking up the phone. You are tired of calling the registry. Good news: you can check the case status yourself, from your phone, for free. Here is how, court by court.
What you need before you search
The one thing every portal needs is the case number. It has three parts: the case type, a running number, and the year. For example, Civil Suit 567/2024 or Criminal Case 123/2025.
You will find the case number on the plaint, on the vakalatnama, or on the last order sheet you received.
Some portals also accept a CNIC or a party name. Enter the CNIC without dashes. But the case number works everywhere, so keep it safe. You will need it at every stage of the case.
Where your case actually is
Most cases in Pakistan never reach a high court. A civil suit, a family matter, a criminal trial, all of these sit in the district judiciary. That is where you should search first.
Family courts are part of the same district systems. Choose the family case type where the portal asks for one.
The official portals, province by province
Each province runs its own system. All of them are free, and none needs a login.
Punjab: District Judiciary Punjab runs the online Case Management System at dsj.punjab.gov.pk. It covers civil, criminal and family courts in every district. There is also an official app by the Punjab IT Board, listed on Google Play as District Judiciary Punjab. Enter your case number and you get the next date and the current stage.
Sindh: the Case Flow Management System at cases.districtcourtssindh.gos.pk covers all the district courts of Sindh. Pick your district, pick the court type, enter the case number and search.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: the Peshawar High Court runs a public case search for all KP district courts at cfmisdcportal.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk. Pick the district and tehsil, then search by case number and year, by case ID, or by title.
Balochistan: the High Court of Balochistan portal at portal.bhc.gov.pk has a separate district court case status section.
Islamabad: the district courts of the capital sit under the Islamabad High Court MIS. The case status page is at mis.ihc.gov.pk/dcpanel/case. Only the case number is mandatory there.
Azad Kashmir: the AJ&K district courts let you search by case number or by CNIC at ajkdistrictcourts.gok.pk/case-search.
If your matter is in a high court or the Supreme Court, the portals are different. Our guide to checking a high court case status online in Pakistan lists every one of them.
How to read what the portal shows
A case status page shows the same few fields everywhere:
- Next date of hearing. The day you or your lawyer must appear.
- Stage. What the next hearing is for: arguments, evidence, or framing of issues.
- Last order sheet. A short note of what the court did on the previous date.
- Status. Pending, decided, disposed of, or transferred.
Two cautions. Dates beyond the current week are provisional, so check the daily cause list the evening before the hearing. And the portals usually update within one to three working days of a hearing. If a date looks odd, ask your advocate before you rely on it.
What if your case does not show up?
Work through these before you panic:
- Pick the right district. A case filed in Multan will not appear in a search for Lahore.
- A newly filed case can take a few working days to appear after institution.
- Enter the case number exactly as written, and try the CNIC without dashes.
- An appeal or revision carries a new number in the higher court. Search that number, not the trial court one.
If it still does not appear, the registry or your advocate can confirm the position in minutes.
Online status is not proof
The online page is for information. If you need proof of an order, or you want to count an appeal deadline under the Limitation Act 1908, apply for a certified copy from the copying branch of the court. The online page is not a substitute for it.
What this means for you
Checking case status is free and takes two minutes. You do not need to visit the court, and you do not need to pay anyone for it. Keep the case number safe. It is the key to every portal, at every stage of the case.
If you are about to file a suit, our guide to filing a civil case in Pakistan explains the process from plaint to decree. And if you want to know what filing costs, read our guide to court fees in Pakistan first.
If you need free legal advice but cannot afford a lawyer, our guide to getting legal help online in Pakistan lists the helplines and legal aid bodies that answer without a fee.
Before you file anything, consider whether your dispute can be settled without a full trial. Courts now push cases toward mediation, and a settlement reached there becomes a decree. Our guide to lok adalat in Pakistan explains how alternative dispute resolution works.
Family cases run in family courts inside the district judiciary. Our guide to family court case status in Pakistan explains the portals and the six month limit.
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