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" CONFERENCE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONFERENCE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ASIAN OMBUDSMEN ASSOCIATION AT ISLAMABAD   INAUGURAL ADDRESS By Mr. Justice Irshad Hasan Khan, Chief Justice of Pakistan   [22nd February, 2000]   Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri, President, Asian Ombudsmen Association/Federal Ombudsman and Senior Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Hon'ble Mr. Yuan Chunqing, General Secretary and Vice Minister, Ministry of Supervision, Peoples Republic of China; Hon'ble Mr. Alice Yuen‑ying TAI, Ombudsman, Hong Kong; Hon'ble Sayyid Ebrahim Ra'iesee, Head of the General Inspection Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran; Hon'ble Mr. Hisao Tsukamoto, Councillor, Administrative Inspection Bureau, Japan; Hon'ble Dr. Chu Kwang il, Chief Ombudsman, Republic of Korea; Hon'ble Ms. Teresa Veloso, Legal Adviser, Macau; Hon'ble Mr. Margarito P. Gervacio, Jr., Overall Deputy Ombudsman, Republic of Philippines; Hon'ble Prof. Bertram Bastiampillai, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, Sri Lanka; Hon'ble Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive of Pakistan and Member, National Security Council, Government of Pakistan; Hon'ble Mr. Aziz A. Munshi, Attorney‑General for Pakistan, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen!   It gives me immense pleasure to welcome the respected Members of the Asian Ombudsmen Association on their visit to Pakistan and its capital city, Islamabad. I am happy to note that this has been the second international congregation in Pakistan, after the Conference of International Ombudsman Institute, in October, 1998.   Islamabad, as you may have noticed, is one of the most modern and well‑planned cities of the world. Situated in a picturesque surrounding in the lap of…