Word: munir
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...porno," the fruit vendor shouts. "It's a man kissing a woman." Aziz ul-Haq, the video-shop owner, is incredulous. "This is a family drama, a romance, nothing more," he says. The crowd of men crammed into this darkened shop nods in agreement with Haq. But Munir storms out with a warning: "These movies are destroying the character of our children...
...Munir Malik, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, said that the court decision was "academic." On Thursday, a group of lawyers lead by Malik submitted nomination papers for their own presidential candidate, former Supreme Court Justice Wajihudin Ahmed. With less than nine days to campaign and a non-existent budget, Ahmed has no chance of actually winning the election, but that is beside the point. Malik intends to bring a new case to the Supreme Court next week charging that Musharraf's candidacy, proscribed by the constitution because he already holds military office, infringes on Ahemd's right...
...stay on as President while remaining as head of the army? And second, should the present parliament reelect Musharraf, or should that vote be left to a new parliament after an upcoming general election? Chaudhry's backers certainly want the courts to get back into the action. Says Munir Malik, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, "Now the court has to decide whether [Musharraf] can be reelected [while still in military] uniform...
...have never seen such things in my life," said Hamid Munir, a high court lawyer. "They stopped my car, smashed its side window panes and snatched my cell phone...
...presidency is a largely symbolic role, but he wields important veto power. With Gul as President, and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) a comfortable majority in parliament, secular Turks fear "it would be the beginning of the end for Turkey as we know it," says commentator Metin Munir. Their concern is that the AKP harbors a secret Islamist agenda, and that without the appropriate checks on their power, they will seek to adopt Sharia-based laws...