July 23, 2006	Sunday	Jumadi-ul-Sani 26, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, July 22: A meeting on Saturday reviewed media arrangements for coverage of four-day “international judicial conference being held on August 11 in connection with Supreme Court’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The theme of the conference is “justice for all”.

Chief Justice, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry while presiding over the meeting said: “We want maximum coverage of the event aimed at apprising the people about the achievements of the judiciary in the past and its future plans. We want betterment and improvement of this institution for providing justice to countrymen.” He appreciated the role of media and observed that IT was the most important organ of the society.

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Ali Durrani, Secretary Information Shahid Rafi, Ashfaq Gondal of PID, Managing Director Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Ashraf Azeem and Managing Director APP (Associated Press of Pakistan) Fazalur Rahman also attended the meeting. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk and director general of the Federal Judicial Academy were also present on the occasion.

During the meeting, CJ discussed in detail the arrangements with media managers to give maximum coverage to the mega and historic event in print and electronic media, which would help in enhancing the image of the nation, government and the judiciary.

CJ apprised the meeting about the highlights of the forthcoming events, its topics that include the issues of terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and fundamental rights.

He said the conference aims at sharing knowledge and learning from each other to improve dispensation of justice to the aggrieved, adding that it would provide an opportunity to the judicial luminaries to discuss issues and share perceptions as well as experience.

Talking about the objectives of the conference, CJ said: “This conference will show to international community that we believe in rule of law and have application of laws in our country like other developed countries.”

Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani assured the chief justice that all possible measures would be taken to provide extensive coverage of the event through official media as well as feeding newspapers and private channels with required information.

Describing the event an honour for the country, Durrani asked the media chiefs to prepare a comprehensive plan to give the event a befitting coverage.

Secretary Information Shahid Rafi informed the meeting that a press centre would be set up for providing every possible facility to print and electronic media; Special supplements would be issued on the occasion and special programmes would be aired including debates and talk shows to highlight the event.

The Supreme Court Registrar Faqir Hussain briefed the meeting about the conference being organized for the first time in the country’s judicial history and informed that more than 60 delegates from all over the world including chief justices of different countries, justices, jurists and scholars would participate in the meeting.