Muhammad Sher Abbas. “Lawyers’ Movement For The Renaissance Of The Independent Judiciary In Pakistan.” SSRN Electronic Journal, (2021).
The persistent conflict between Pakistan’s democratic institutions and its military establishment defined the country’s constitutional history until 2005, when Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry challenged military dominance by asserting judicial independence and addressing fundamental rights issues. His resistance to pressure from military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, who eventually dismissed him and other judges, sparked a nationwide lawyers’ movement. Led by figures like Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan and supported by civil society and political parties, the movement transformed public perception of the judiciary and culminated in the restoration of judicial independence.