“Ousted Chief Justice in Pakistan Urges Defiance,” David Rohde and Jane Perlez

Lawyers in Pakistan continued protesting, with ousted Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry urging them to defy de facto martial law imposed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Chaudhry, under arrest, called for the restoration of the Constitution. Meanwhile, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto ruled out talks with Musharraf, accusing him of imposing martial law instead of democracy. Police clashed with lawyers, injuring over 100, while many, including the head of the Multan Bar Association, were arrested. Protests decreased in size as hundreds of activists, including 500-700 lawyers, were detained. David Rohde and Jane Perlez, “Ousted Chief Justice in Pakistan Urges Defiance,” New York Times, November 7, 2007.

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