Pakistan judges to be restored May 12: Sharif
May 2, 2008
[JURIST] Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] and all other judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf last November after his declaration of emergency rule [PDF text; JURIST report] will be reinstated on May 12, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz.... [more] 
Pakistan coalition leaders strike deal on restoring judges; Chaudhry to retire 'early'
May 1, 2008
[JURIST] The leaders of Pakistan's coalition government reached agreement in Dubai on Thursday on the details of a deal on restoring superior court judges removed in November under President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency [JURIST report], according to local media reports. GEO-TV said.... [more]
Freed Chaudhry launches Pakistan campaign for reinstatement of ousted judges
March 31, 2008
[JURIST] Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry [JURIST news archive], who was released from virtual house arrest [JURIST report] last week on the orders of recently-elected Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani [official profile], returned to his hometown of Quetta on Monday for.... [more]
New Pakistan PM seeking immediate release of ousted judges from house arrest
March 24, 2008
[JURIST] Newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani [BBC profile] said Monday that he will ask President Pervez Musharraf to immediately lift house arrest orders against former Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] and other judges. Gilani,.... [more]
Ousted Pakistan chief justice condemns martial law
March 22, 2008
[JURIST] Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] criticized the imposition of martial law last year and the the invalidation of the country's constitution during a Thursday phone call to a meeting of the Lahore Bar Association. According to a report [text].... [more]
Pakistan lawyers promise protests if top court blocks reinstatement of judges
March 17, 2008
[JURIST] Pakistani lawyers will hold nationwide protests if the reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website], now packed with judges loyal to President Pervez Musharraf, tries to prevent a parliamentary reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other superior.... [more]
UK chief justice blasts Musharraf for undermining rule of law in Pakistan
March 17, 2008
[JURIST] Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] sharply criticized Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a Monday address to the Indian Supreme Court and its bar, saying that Musharraf's ouster of Pakistani Supreme Court Chief.... [more]
Pakistan lawyers clash with police over Chaudhry house arrest
March 3, 2008
[JURIST] Pakistani police clashed with protesting lawyers outside the home of former Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] Monday, as the country's Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) announced plans to hold new demonstrations to pressure President Pervez.... [more]
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