Source: China View
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — Three deposed judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan took oath of their offices on Friday, according to official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar administered oath to the deposed judges including Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and Justice Syed […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
PPP sympathisers complain about the mysterious “Establishment” and their alleged role in destroying democracy in Pakistan for decades now. The Establishment, as defined by them, is a collection of dark, mystifying hands that apparently have many vested interests in upholding the status quo. This inexplicable group comprises rich army officers, the intelligence […]

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Free judiciary they say is the most important assignment of the new Government, reinstatement of Justice Iftikhar Chauduary will provide the backbone of having free justice system in the country.
But few seldom realise the problem of all these chaos , the concept taught to us from the very beginning of our educational career; ‘Judiciary should […]

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Source: Press TV 
Pakistan’s ex-chief justice says he is still legally the head of the Supreme Court and hails the defeat of Musharraf’s allies in the vote.
”I am still the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as per the Constitution and no body can bar me from discharging my duty, ” Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said at […]

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Source: The News
The security forces deployed in front of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s house in the Judges Enclave in Islamabad will be removed on Tuesday evening, marking the symbolic end of an era when absolute power was enjoyed by one man for eight years, five months and 13 days.
Power practically will be shifted to […]

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
International politics typically falls way outside the Law Blog’s long-arm statute. But in the last six months we’ve been keeping a close eye on Pakistan, partly because an unbelievable drama is unfolding as the U.S.-backed president, Pervez Musharraf, faces mounting political opposition. But mostly because, among the country’s many rifts is […]

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Source: The Australian
PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf has offered a deal to the winners of last week’s elections - to reinstate the chief justice if moves to impeach him in the new parliament are abandoned.
In a sudden backflip, Mr Musharraf reportedly sent an urgent message to Asif Ali Zardari, leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, offering […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro
Breaking News on Geo tv saying that the: Government is actually thinking of ending C.J Iftikhar Chaudhry’s house arrest
This is an important development worth keeping an eye on as Nawaz Sharif has taken oath from all its candidates that they will work towards the restoration of the Nov 3 judiciary

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Source: The Guardian
· Ex-chief justice, wife and children held in Islamabad
· No school or check-ups for disabled eight-year-old
Declan Walsh in Islamabad
Friday February 8, 2008
Pakistan’s youngest political prisoner lives in a house on a hill just a few hundred metres from President Pervez Musharraf’s soaring presidential palace in Islamabad. Little about him is typical. He is […]

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Source: The News
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is fast throwing away the public parks to influential people for commercial ventures, depriving the children of lower middle class from recreational activities, and that too in bypassing rules.
The latest blunder in this regard is of the handing the F-6 Markaz Park over to an influential but equally […]

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Source: The News International
Besides the Lawyers community, the HRCP and the People’s Resistance to also take part in the protest
The lawyers community will stage a protest demonstration on Thursday to celebrate “Iftikhar Day” at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to express solidarity with the deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
The call […]

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Source: New York Law Journal  & New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Annual Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs presented to the Lawyers and Judges of Pakistan, as represented by Aitzaz Ahsan, in asbentia
Embattled judges and vulnerable children are among the issues to be taken up this week as more than 5,000 lawyers gather […]

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Source: TV3 (NZ) & Hemscott
Click on the link below to view Video:
Pakistani lawyers protest against Musharraf regime
Click on the link below to view pictures (Courtesy Rise of Pakistan):
24 Jan 2008- Islamabad Protest of Lawyers and Police’s baton charge
Pakistani riot police used tear gas and batons here on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters chanting slogans against […]

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Source: Dawn
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday put off the suo motu proceedings begun by ex-chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry against the planned Bahria Golf City near Islamabad to the third week of February.
Justice Chaudhry, before his dismissal as chief justice, had stayed acquisition of land by the Punjab government for the […]

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Source: Dawn
The bar organisations have planned a rally and a seminar to observe “Yaum-i-Iftikhar” on Jan 31.
A meeting of the office-bearers of the Sindh Bar Council, Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi Bar Association and Malir District Bar Association was held at the SHCBA office to draw up the day’s programme.
A rally of lawyers will […]

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Source: Dawn
The High Court Bar Association’s (HCBA), Rawalpindi, lawyers will hold a rally at the Constitution Avenue in front of the Supreme Court building and march towards the house of deposed and detained chief justice on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, HCBA President Sardar Asmatullah said the rally would be brought out […]

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Source: Jurist
By Faisal Naseem Chaudhry
[advocate, Lahore High Court, Lahore, Pakistan]
Monday, January 21, 2008
 
“All was not well on the morning of December 27, yet it was not so unwell either. Elections were to take place on 8th of January. Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and other politicians were on a move round-the-clock as part of their election […]

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Source: The News International & The Emergency Times
On January 15, 2008 the New York City Bar Association bestowed one of itshighest honors—honorary membership—upon Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Chief Justice. This award recognizes the Chief Justice’s efforts to uphold Pakistan’s independent judiciary.
The conferment of honorary membership in Chaudhry’s absence representsthe first time in the […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro 
“I am a proud child“
This letter is for all the Judges who refused to take oath under PCO and who happen to be my uncles as well. I had never thought that one day I will have to convey my message to you people like this, through this mode but we know things […]

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Source: Chicago Tribune
Life under house arrest described
By Kim Barker 
 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The judge’s family has been locked in its house for more than 10 weeks. The 8-year-old son is disabled and has difficulty walking. His two teenage sisters are not allowed to go to school. Strangers often padlock the gates, and armed men roam the […]

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Source: Rise of Pakistan
The statement of General (rtd) Pervaiz Musharaf during an interview with Al Jazeera TV that the CJP wanted to remove him illegally is absolutely incorrect simply for the reason that I was not a member of the bench which comprised 11 Honorable Judge’s (four have since taken oath under the PCO) and […]

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