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Pakistan lawyers, supporters welcome Chaudhry reinstatement
March 17, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement on Monday welcomed the reinstatement of Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, hailing the move as a major victory. Lawyers' movement supporters rallied at Chaudhry's home Monday, where the Chief Justice thanked the cro....... [more]
Pakistan ousted chief justice to be reinstated
March 16, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani announced Monday that the government will reinstate deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in response to recent protests by members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement and opposition politicians and supporters. In a televised address, Gila....... [more]
Pakistan ex-PM leads march for judges as Chaudhry reinstatement rumored
March 15, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Pakistan opposition leader and ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday defied a house arrest order to lead a march by opposition activists and members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement against President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The government had ordered Sharif an....... [more]
Pakistan president weighing deal on judges to stop latest protests: report
March 14, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Saturday were considering offering a compromise deal to opposition factions- including members of the lawyers' movement- currently engaged in crippling anti-government protests and a long march on Islamabad, a....... [more]
Pakistan lawyers face government opposition on second 'long march'
March 12, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement and opposition politicians and supporters began a long march from Karachi to Islamabad Thursday against the government of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The protesters, led by Nawaz Sharif of the Pa....... [more]
America and the Rule of Law in Pakistan [op-ed]
March 12, 2009 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Saeed Malik, a US citizen who is the younger brother of former Pakistan Supreme Bar Association president and lawyers' movement leader Muneer Malik, says that the Obama Administration should support Pakistan's lawyers and civil society by pressing Pakistani Pre....... [more]
Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
March 11, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Pakistan government forces conducted raids and arrested opposition members, including members of the country's lawyers' movement, prior to a protest rally led Wednesday by former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif. Among those targeted Tuesday night....... [more]
Pakistan lawyers press call to reinstate judges on emergency anniversary
November 3, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement Monday renewed their demands for the reinstatement of all superior court judges dismissed last November 3 following then-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule, and threatened more anti-government protests if their deman....... [more]
The End of the Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan? [op-ed]
September 16, 2008 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Moeen Cheema, professor of Law & Policy at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan, says that in the wake of the election of Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as the President of Pakistan, the country's vaunted lawyer....... [more]
Pakistan authorities reinstate 4 more ousted judges
August 30, 2008 by Bernard Hibbitts
Pakistani authorities Saturday reinstated four more judges ousted from their positions in November when former President Pervez Musharraf proclaimed emergency rule. The reappointment of four judges of the Lahore High Court follows an announcement Wednesday that eight other judges in Sindh province.... [more]
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