Prime Minister A B Vajpayee is likely to inaugurate the conference, according to Imtiaz Alam, editor of The News newspaper of Pakistan, which held the inaugural conference in Islamabad in February. He said the strong Pakistani representation would include Bhutto, Malik Meraj Khalid and Balakh Mustafa Jatoi, besides a number of senior journalists.

Former prime ministers Gujral, Chandra Shekhar, V P Singh and H D Deve Gowda, besides Vajpayee are also to attend.