ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui excused from attending a workshopin England due to serious life threats to his family, it emerged on Friday.
In a letter to Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Anwar KhanKasi, Justice Siddiqui cited serious life threats to himself and his familyalong with the issuance of a fresh show-cause notice by the SupremeJudicial Council (SJC) as the reasons behind his refusal.
The workshop, ‘Human Rights and the Rule of Law’, is to be held at HullUniversity in Manchester from August 8-18.
IHC Chief Justice Kasi had nominated Justice Siddiqui to attend theworkshop.