• The four-week long workshop was attended by senators, members of the National and Provincial assemblies, bureaucrats, ambassadors, senior officers from the armed forces as well as representatives from civil society, the media wing of armed forces, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
• The participants attended the workshop with an aim to comprehend the security environment and develop greater understanding of the different dimensions of national security and challenges faced by Pakistan.
• Speaking on the occasion, the president congratulated the participants of the workshop on successful completion of the workshop on comprehensive national security.

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday awarded certificates to the successful participants of 24th National Security Workshop at a ceremony held at the National Defence University in Islamabad.

The four-week long workshop was attended by senators, members of the National and Provincial assemblies, bureaucrats, ambassadors, senior officers from the armed forces as well as representatives from civil society, the media wing of armed forces, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The participants attended the workshop with an aim to comprehend the security environment and develop greater understanding of the different dimensions of national security and challenges faced by Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, the president congratulated the participants of the workshop on successful completion of the workshop on comprehensive national security.

He commended the role of National Defence University in conducting the National Security Workshops for the benefit of such a wide range of leadership in the country.

Meanwhile, President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice Aamer Farooq as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC), at an oath-taking ceremony, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, senior judges, high-ranking government officials, members of the legal fraternity, eminent members of civil society, and the media persons.

The President had approved the appointment of Mr. Justice Aamer Farooq, Senior Puisne Judge, JC as Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, under Article 175A (13) of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973.

Justice Aamer Farooq is a graduate of London University, UK. He earned his Barrister-at-Law degree from Lincoln’s Inn, London in the year 1993. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the Lahore High Court in the year 1994 and as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the year 2007.