IIUI hosts moot on judicial system in Muslim countries

ISLAMABAD: A two-day International moot on ‘ Judicial System in Muslim Countries’  started at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Tuesday at its Faisal Masjid Campus.

The conference has been organised with the aim of reviewing the judicial system of muslim countries. The opening ceremony was attended by the Chief Justices of the Shariat courts of Pakistan and Jordan, while legal experts and officials of Turkey, UAE, Egypt and Syria are  also participating in the conference.



Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice Shariat Court of Pakistan, Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan said that judges and the legal fraternity  should be aware of modern technological changes. He said that "we have to change with passage of time. The difference of theory and practice should be eliminated".

Earlier addressing the participants, the Chief Justice of Shariat Court Jordan, Dr Abdul Karim Al Khsawanah said the provision of justice and research in law department should be top priority in the Muslim societies.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 10^th, 2017.