ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan Minister of the Economy Mikayil Jabbarov will visit Pakistan next week to finalize key investment agreements between the two countries, the Pakistan prime minister’s office said on Sunday.
The statement came after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s telephonic conversation with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, in which he conveyed his greetings and warm wishes to the brotherly people of Azerbaijan.
The two leaders reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen the deep-rooted fraternal ties between the two countries and build upon the Sharif’s visit to Baku last month, according to the Pakistan premier’s office.
“The two leaders agreed that the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan would visit Islamabad in the first week of April to hold discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister and also pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister,” Sharif’s office said.
“This visit would ensure finalization of the key investment agreements between both sides thus setting the stage for President Ilham Aliyev’s expected visit to Islamabad in the month of April.”
During his visit to Baku in Feb., Sharif had announced the two nations would sign deals in April to boost bilateral investments to $2 billion. Multiple agreements for cooperation in the trade, energy, tourism, education and other sectors were also signed during the visit.
The developments come as cash-strapped Pakistan navigates a tricky path to economic recovery under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. The South Asian country has been making efforts to generate revenue through increased trade and investment deals with friendly nations and regional and international allies, focusing on export-led growth.
In September last year, Azerbaijan bought JF-17 Block III fighter jets from Pakistan, reportedly in a $1.6bn deal.
During President Aliyev’s visit to Pakistan last year, a joint committee was set up to materialize projects in trade, commerce, information technology, tourism, telecommunication, mineral resources and other sectors. Sharif said at the time the current trade volume of $100 million did not reflect the “true” trade potential between the two countries.
Azerbaijan economy minister to visit Pakistan next week to finalize key investment deals
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Azerbaijan economy minister to visit Pakistan next week to finalize key investment deals
- Cash-strapped Pakistan is currently navigating a tricky path to recovery under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund bailout program
- The South Asian country has been making efforts to generate revenue through increased trade and investment deals with friendly nations
Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan appointed Pakistan’s first Constitutional Court chief justice
- Federal Constitutional Court will now decide cases involving Pakistan’s constitution, instead of the Supreme Court
- A top court judge since 2019, Justice Khan has decided thousands of civil cases relating to inheritance, property
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari appointed top court judge Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan as the first chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday, a notification from the law ministry said.
The FCC was formed after the government made sweeping changes to the military and judicial command structure via the 27th constitutional amendment. The new amendment shifts constitutional cases from the Supreme Court to the FCC while it grants expanded powers to Pakistan’s army chief.
“The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to appoint Mr. Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan as Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan with effect from the date he makes oath of his office,” a notification from the law ministry read.
According to the Supreme Court’s website, Justice Khan was born on Dec. 1, 1960 in the eastern city of Multan where he received his education from Kindergarten Muslim School. He completed his secondary education from the Government Muslim High School in 1977.
He secured his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 1981 and completed his L.L.B degree from the University Law College in Multan in 1984 and also secured a diploma in Taxation Law.
Justice Khan obtained the license to practice in Pakistan’s lower courts in 1985 before enrolling as an advocate of the Lahore High Court in 1987. He was later enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2001.
He was involved there in mostly civil cases relating to property, preemption and matters of inheritance.
Justice Khan was elevated to the bench in 2011 and during his stint as judge, he decided thousands of civil cases the Bahawalpur Bench and Multan Bench of the Lahore High Court.
He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court in 2019.
His appointment to the post takes place hours after two Supreme Court judges, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, resigned in protest.
The judges took exception to the 27th constitutional amendment, with Justice Shah describing it as a “grave assault” on the constitution.
The FCC was set up after years of clashes between the executive and the judiciary. Verdicts issued by the top courts over the years ousted prime ministers from office and put the judiciary on a confrontational path with the governments at the time.
