ISI, IB, police chiefs meet CJP to discuss SAARC conference security

By
Zahid Gishkori
Image shows the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad.—File photo

ISLAMABAD: The chiefs of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), and the Islamabad police held a meeting with the Chief Justice of Pakistan to discuss security matters linked to the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) conference.

In an official statement issued by the Supreme Court, it was told that a high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa at the Supreme Court in Islamabad.

The meeting was attended by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmad to discuss security arrangements regarding the upcoming SAARCLAW conference.

Director General (DG) ISI Lt General Faiz Hameed, DG IB Dr Mohammad Suleman Khan, and Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad Police Mohammad Amir Zulfiqar Khan attended the meeting along with SAARCLAW office-bearers.

Chief justices, judges, and lawyers of SAARC member countries will be attending the conference, scheduled to be held in September.

In the meeting issues like issuance of visas to delegates, security of the delegates, travel arrangements, hotel accommodations and related matters were comprehensively discussed, according to the statement.