ISLAMABAD: Over 50 lawyers of the Supreme Court Bar Association of
India will cross the Wagha border to attend the conference organized by
their counterparts in Pakistan.
During the two and a half day
deliberations, former Presidents of the SCBAP are expected to attend
and contribute, according to SCBS spokesman.
The honourable
Chief Justice will address the gathering on “People’s Security and the
Rule of Law”. Former President of Fiji Law Society will talk of their
experience of dealing with the legal system during internal conflicts.
Speakers
from Pakistan on this topic are Mr. Talib Rizvi and Ms. Hina Jilani.
Mr. Babur Sattar will initiate discussion on reforming the criminal
justice system. Acting Prosecutor General of Punjab, Mr. Anwar Khan
Gondal, Mr. Zahid Hussain Bokhari and Mr. Ajmad Malik,
solicitor-advocate from the United Kingdom, will contribute towards
this topic.
An important topic, “Justice and Impunity: Its
Portrayal by the Media” will be addressed by renowned journalists, Mr.
Talat Hussain, Mr. Ayaz Amir and Mr. Hamid Mir. Other speakers include
Mr. Bilal Soofi, Mr. Latif Afridi, Mr. Habib Tahir, Mr. Raza Kazim, Ms.
Musarrat Hilali, Mr. Sharif Hussain Bokhari and Mr. Naseeruddin Nayar.
The sessions will be chaired by Mr. Abid Hassan Minto, Mr. Muneer A.
Malik, Mr. Ali Ahmed Kurd and Justice (r) Tariq Mahmood. In the
concluding session former Justice Fakharuddin G. Ebrahim will give his
views on the role of lawyers and judges during conflicts. Ms. Sanam
Marvi, Mr. Ali Raza, a Baloch folk singer, and Mr. Gulzar Alam will
present their ghazals at the cultural program. Online
