Source: The Emergency Times
The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, will offer Eid prayers at the Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, for which he has been granted ‘temporary’ release from his illegal imprisonment. The other Hon’ble Judges will accompany him as well. Fellow Pakistanis are urged to gather at 7.30am tomorrow (Friday) at the barricade […]

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Source: Emergency (Mailing List)
The following is an open letter from Aitzaz Ahsan to the lawyer community.

AITZAZ & ASSOCIATES
Advocates and Attorneys
5 Canal Bank, Zaman Park, Lahore
Phones (92-42) 6362690-6369725
FAX (92-42) 6362545
House No. 10, Street 16, F-6/3, Islamabad
Phones (92-51) 2206545-2206546
 
Aitzaz Ahsan
M.A. Cantab
Barrister-at-Law
Senior Advocate Supreme Court
President Supreme Court Bar Association.
 

My dear colleagues, […]

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Source: Emergency (Mailing List)
Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section “49-O” that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn’t want to vote for anyone!
Yes such a feature […]

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Source: ALE Xpressed (Blog)

Zara Jaldi Parhiye, Emergency Hai!
Tera Pakistan hai, Na Mera Pakistan Hai
Yeh Us ka Pakistan Hai, Jo Sadar-e-Pakistan Hai”

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Source: Reuters
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition parties began mapping out on Tuesday a list of demands that President Pervez Musharraf must meet to prevent their boycott of a January general election.
Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif met in Islamabad on Monday and decided to set a deadline for the government […]

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Source:  AFP
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — Stand-in captain Younis Khan staved off a spin threat with a responsible century to help Pakistan draw the second Test against India here on Tuesday.
Younis scored an unbeaten 107 under pressure as Pakistan recovered from 78-4 to finish at 214-4 in their second innings chasing a stiff 345-run target off […]

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Source: Telegraph.co.uk
Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan who has vowed to end the “dictatorship” of President Pervez Musharraf, has been disqualified from up-coming parliamentary elections.
His candidacy for the seat of Lahore was rejected today after rivals claimed his past convictions and alleged financial irregularities made him ineligible.

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Source: Bloomberg
By Khalid Qayum and Paul Tighe
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif meets Benazir Bhutto today to try to persuade her to join a boycott of general elections in January to protest President Pervez Musharraf’s state of emergency restrictions.

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Source: Rediff News
Misbah-ul Haq’s solid resistance enabled Pakistan avoid the follow-on on Day 4 of the second Test against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.
The right-hand batsman was unbeaten on 140 as Pakistan, replying to India’s first innings of 616 for 5 declared, amassed 418 for 6 at lunch on the penultimate […]

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Source: Rediff News

India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday sounded a firm warning to Pakistan, saying his team is keen to wrap the three-Test series in Kolkata itself.

“I would love to go 2-0 up after this Test and seal the series here. At home, I think, we have not won against Pakistan and this is an […]

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Source: AFP

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 10 civilians were killed when Pakistani troops shelling suspected militant positions hit houses in the restive northwestern valley of Swat, police said.

Officials meanwhile said Thursday they had captured the brother of a fundamentalist cleric who is leading an uprising in the scenic tourist spot to press for […]

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Carlotta Gall, Jane Perlez, New York Times
A day after resigning as army chief, Pervez Musharraf was sworn in as a civilian president Thursday, leaving him with vastly reduced powers and Washington with a far more complex Pakistan to deal with in its fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban.
In his inaugural address, […]

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Source: CricInfo

Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been discharged from a private hospital after recovering from a fever and chest infection on Wednesday evening.

Shoaib was admitted to the hospital after complaining of fatigue caused by a fever. He was Pakistan’s best bowler in the first Test in Delhi, taking six wickets in the match, […]

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Source: ABC News
By Gretchen Peters
It was the end of an era for Pakistan and an emotional farewell from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who stepped down as commander of the army today.
“After 46 years of being in uniform, today I say goodbye to the army,” Musharraf told Pakistani officers and their wives. “I am sad to […]

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Source: Wall Street Journal
By HUSAIN HAQQANI
Pervez Musharraf was sworn in as Pakistan’s civilian president today after doing what opposition leaders in his country and the Bush administration have been asking him to do for some time — resign as army chief. The move has helped clear the way for elections early next year. But those […]

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Source: BBC
President Pervez Musharraf is expected to resign as head of the army shortly before being sworn in for another term as president, this time as a civilian.
The BBC’s M Ilyas Khan in Karachi looks at the prospects for Gen Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, the three biggest names in Pakistani politics as they […]

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Source: Reuters

KOLKATA (Reuters) - Pakistan strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar was hospitalised on Tuesday after complaining of fatigue caused by fever, a team official said.

“He was suffering from fever and got very tired after arriving here from New Delhi,” the official told Reuters. “So he has been taken to hospital, probably to be put on a […]

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Source: USA Today

By Paul Wiseman, USA TODAY
Contributing: Zafar M. Sheikh

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — That last morning, they saw their three kids off to school, then shared eggs and flatbread for breakfast. Amina Masood, 43, remembers laughing when her husband walked out the door to catch a bus. They were always laughing.

Amina’s husband, Masood Janjua, was heading […]

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Source: The News
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Imran Khan has asked the opposition parties not to take part in the elections being held under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), saying if they did, it would amount to treason with the masses.
Speaking at a news conference at the party’s central […]

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Source: New York Times
As prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif was a religiously conservative, nationalist leader who allowed the Taliban to flourish in Afghanistan and detonated a nuclear weapon despite an American plea not to.
Now Mr. Sharif is back in Pakistan after an eight-year absence, promoted by Saudi Arabia but seen by the Bush […]

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Source: The Emergency Times

The following is an extremely touching film by producer Ziad Zafar about the Missing People at the heart of the controversies that led to the Chief Justice’s initial dismissal. It was set to be released on Nov 21st in a viewing at FAST-NU Lahore but the authorities clamped down on this and […]

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Muneer A. Malik, former President Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, suffered acute renal failure and was shifted from Attock jail to PIMS Hospital, Islamabad, at around 6 pm.
This move was only done when his medical condition deteriorated dangerously. He has suffered acute renal failure and is now undergoing dialysis. It was reported earlier that […]

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Source: AFP
President Pervez Musharraf was set to embark on pomp-filled farewell visits to his troops Tuesday, one day before he quits as head of Pakistan’s nuclear-armed military and becomes a civilian leader.
The former commando, who grabbed power in a coup in 1999 and then signed up as a US ally in the fight against Al-Qaeda […]

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Source: Reuters

By N.Ananthanarayanan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India romped to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the first test on Monday, taking the lead in the three-match series.

The hosts, chasing a target of 203, coasted to the win with six wickets in hand after needing just an additional 32 runs for victory on the fifth day.

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Source: Associated Press
By ZARAR KHAN and STEPHEN GRAHAM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned from exile Sunday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of supporters and immediately stepped up the pressure on U.S.-backed military ruler Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule.
The arrival of one of Musharraf’s harshest critics was a fresh […]

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