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...gloves. Bhutto can no longer expect any special treatment from Musharraf and could find herself in the same position as other opposition politicians--in jail or in exile again. The crackdown on her Pakistan People's Party will probably intensify. Musharraf "is capable of doing anything now," says Iftikhar Gilani, a former law minister under Bhutto who also has been a member of the general's party. "He has already confronted the press, the judiciary and the lawyers. Now he will attack the political parties, and they have large followings across Pakistan. There will be chaos...
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was the catalyst for the current crisis in Pakistan. The feisty and independent head of Pakistan's Supreme Court was suspended by Musharraf in March 2007 for alleged misconduct. The move against the judge backfired as Pakistan's lawyers and middle class moderates, many of whom had once supported Musharraf as a bulwark against extremism, took to the streets in a series of massive protests. Musharraf's popularity has plummeted ever since. In July 2007, the Supreme Court reinstated Chaudhry. In early November, the Chaudhry-led Court seemed set to rule that Musharraf's October...
...true or not (and many neutral observers would say the latter), the Administration has known for some months that its horse was heading for the knacker's yard: Musharraf's popularity at home has plummeted since March, when he suspended the independent-minded Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. That sparked massive protests by moderate Pakistanis, the people who had once backed the general against al-Qaeda terrorists and Taliban militants. With a general election looming in Pakistan, the Bush Administration began to write a new cover story, giving its hero an unlikely sidekick: exiled opposition leader...
...would you want to see the reinstatement of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry? And all the other dismissed judges? Well, if there is a complaint against the judges, the government should follow the normal avenues of complaint. There are normal ways to address complaints against judges. You don't need extra-constitutional measures...
...emergency declaration came as Pakistan's Supreme Court was expected to rule in the next two weeks on the legality of Musharraf's candidacy for another term as President. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, a thorn in Musharraf's side since the President suspended the judge earlier this year only to see him reinstated after massive public protests, was removed from his job and placed under house arrest. Members of the Supreme Court were required to sign a new provisional constitutional order that would mandate the state of emergency. But most of the justices instead signed a declaration calling the state...