Pak CJ Skips Delhi Meet of International Jurists:.Decision seen as fallout of Kasab Execution

New Delhi, Dec 02: Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohd Chaudhury skipped the ongoing International Conference of Jurists on terrorism here apparently as a fallout of the recent execution of the Ajmal Kasab, the terrorist involved in the 2008 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

According to Dr Adish C Aggarwala, President of the International Council of Jurists, the organizers of the event, Choudhury had confirmed his participation in the two day conference prior to Kasab’s execution.

“Following Kasab’s execution, Mr Choudhury informed us that due to unavoidable circumstances, he canot attend the conference. Apparently, the Government of Pakistan had asked him not to attend this important meet, where jurists from all over the world have gathered to discuss the threat posed by terrorism and the response to it among other issues”, he said.

At the inaugural ceremony of the conference here yesterday, Bangladesh Supreme Court Judge Saifuddin Choudhury had praised India for the execution of Kasab and said it would send a strong message to the world.