CJP to get International Jurist Award 2012

KARACHI: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will be given the prestigious International Jurist Award 2012 in May, in recognition to his unmatched role towards dispensation of justice, Geo News reported on Saturday.

The International Jurist Association will confer the Award on Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in London on May 28, sources said.

Rt Lord Phillips, President of Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will present the Award to Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the presence of legal experts, professors, members of parliament, and journalists invited to the ceremony from various parts of the world.