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Pakistani Parties Clash Over Reinstating Judge (August 20,2008)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Political order in Pakistan frayed further on Tuesday, the day after President Pervez Musharraf resigned, raising questions about who in the deeply divided civilian government would be in charge and for how long. Complete Story

Pervez Musharraf ends nine-year rule as president of Pakistan (August 19,2008)

Pervez Musharraf stepped down as President of Pakistan accompanied by a face-saving display of military pomp after a civilian government forced his resignation.

The announcement by the former army chief during a televised address to the nation marks a new chapter in Pakistan's volatile 61-year history at a time when the country faces threats from pro-Taliban and al-Qa'eda militants and an economic crisis. Complete Story

Lawyers Exult As Protests Bear Fruit Go, Musharraf, go ! (August 19,2008)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- They danced. They chanted, "Go, Musharraf, go!" They marched through scalding summer afternoons and chilly winter nights. They wore funereal black.

In March 2007, thousands of Pakistan's lawyers began protests against President Pervez Musharraf for suspending the chief justice of the country's Supreme Court. They absorbed the grievances of others who were angry about a country where the rule of law often gave way to the rule of army generals. It became a movement that took aim at Pakistan's military-backed government and, in particular, the unpopular president and former army chief. They kept up the pressure for more than a year. Complete Story

Credit goes to long marches?: Lawyers rally in front of Army House (August 19,2008)

RAWALPINDI: Lawyers on Monday gathered at Rawalpindi District Bar Association (RDBA) office and rallied in jubilation in front of the Army House to celebrate resignation of Pervez Musharraf as the president.

The gathering was massive given the fact that courts were closed for summer vacation. The lawyers danced and distributed sweets among the people. As they reached the Army House, their sloganeering intensified and they demanded that Musharraf be hanged for violating the constitution and destroying government institutions. Complete Story

President Pervez Musharraf resigns (August 18,2008)

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has vacated Aiwan-e-Sadr after stepping down from the office of President.
He was accorded a 'guard of honour' before leaving the President’s House.
Before departing, the former president met with many important figures including the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed. Complete Story

Lawyers to announce next phase of movement on 15th

ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity is to announce the next phase of its movement for the restoration of deposed judges on August 15, most probably to kick off a movement against the government if the deadline (August 14) for their reinstatement is not met.
The National Coordination Council (NCC) formed by the lawyers would meet on August 15 in the federal capital to announce its future course of action for the restoration of the deposed judges. Complete Story

'PPP fails to deliver': Lawyers want national govt

LAHORE- Lawyers in their daily protest on Saturday raised slogans for the constitution of a national government with Pakistan’s Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan at head position after considering the failure of the PPP government in addressing the issue especially in its promise to restore the deposed judges within 30 days of the government. Complete Story

US Bar Association announces rule of law award for Pakistani lawyers, judges (August 09,2008)

NEW YORK: In recognition of on-going movement and struggle of deposed judges and Pakistani lawyers, American Bar Association would confer "Rule of Law Award" on deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and lawyers community of Pakistan in a dignified ceremony.

President Supreme Court Bar Association, Barrister Aitizaz Ahsan and spokesperson of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Athar Minullah have arrived in New York. Complete Story

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