CJP meets Turkish president

Published December 19, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Chief Just­ice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday met Tur­kish President Recep Tay­­­yip Erdogan in Konya during his official visit to Turkey.

According to a press rele­ase, during the meeting the CJP highlighted the positive relationship between the peo­­­ples of Pakistan and Turkey.

President Erdogan expres­sed his warm sentiments for the people of Pakistan and welcomed the chief justice to the historic city, it said.

The CJP later attended the Seb-i-Arus events being held in Konya to commemorate the death anniversary of renowned Sufi saint and poet Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and witnessed the Samah ceremony as part of the events.

Earlier in the day, the CJP held a meeting with president of the Turkish constitutional court, Prof Dr Zuhtu Arslan, in Ankara. The two jurists exchanged views on legal and judicial matters of mutual interest.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2018

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