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'''Ali Ahmad Kurd''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|على احمد كُرد}}}}), is a Pakistani lawyer who has been president of the [[Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan]] and is prominent in the [[Lawyers' Movement]] in that country. He opposed former [[President of Pakistan|Pakistani President]] [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Nation |title=Kurd declines to appear before CJP |first=Bari |last=Baloch |date=3 April 2012 |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/03-Apr-2012/kurd-declines-to-appear-before-cjp |accessdate=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416114908/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/03-Apr-2012/kurd-declines-to-appear-before-cjp |archive-date=16 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Dawn |url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/02/05/nat33.htm |title=Justice Sharif asks Musharraf to quit |date=5 February 2008}}</ref> |
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[[File:Waqar Zaka.jpg|thumb|Ali Ahmed before he got lynched for inciting blasphemy circa 1969]] |
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== Activism |
== Activism == |
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While vice-chairman of the Balochistan Bar Association in 2002, Ali Ahmad Kurd staged a protest burning of amendments to the constitution that had been proposed by Musharraf. The action formed part of wider protests by lawyers' associations, religious bodies and political parties in reaction to what they perceived to be attempts by Musharraf to undermine his opponents and consolidate his own power.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |date=8 July 2002 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020708/world.htm |accessdate=24 December 2012 |title=General Musharraf bans third term for PM}}</ref> |
While vice-chairman of the Balochistan Bar Association in 2002, Ali Ahmad Kurd staged a protest burning of amendments to the constitution that had been proposed by Musharraf. The action formed part of wider protests by lawyers' associations, religious bodies and political parties in reaction to what they perceived to be attempts by Musharraf to undermine his opponents and consolidate his own power.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |date=8 July 2002 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020708/world.htm |accessdate=24 December 2012 |title=General Musharraf bans third term for PM}}</ref> |
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Kurd was briefly detained on 29 April 2007 in [[Quetta]] on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of [[Nawab Akbar Bugti]] a year earlier. His detention was protested by lawyers and police released him, claiming that there had been no arrest and that the matter was a misunderstanding. Kurd was at that time vice-chairman of the [[ |
Kurd was briefly detained on 29 April 2007 in [[Quetta]] on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of [[Nawab Akbar Bugti]] a year earlier. His detention was protested by lawyers and police released him, claiming that there had been no arrest and that the matter was a misunderstanding. Kurd was at that time vice-chairman of the [[Pakistan Bar Council]].<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C29%5Cstory_29-4-2007_pg7_47 |title=Lawyers denounce Kurd's arrest |newspaper=Daily Times |location=Pakistan |date=9 December 2007 |accessdate=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016203731/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C29%5Cstory_29-4-2007_pg7_47 |archivedate=16 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=176603 |title=CJ's lawyer booked |publisher=Pak Tribune - Pakistan News Service|accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=The Daily Times |date=29 April 2007 |title=Police arrest CJP’s lawyer, release on high command’s order |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\story_29-4-2007_pg7_25 |accessdate=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103175734/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C29%5Cstory_29-4-2007_pg7_25 |archivedate=3 November 2012}}</ref> |
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After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Musharraf suspended the constitution and Kurd was among those placed under house arrest.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/11/19/sc-dismisses-petitions-against-musharrafs-re-election-1195476080.html |title=SC dismisses petitions against Musharraf's re-election |publisher=One India |date=19 November 2007 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1104/pakistan.html |title=Sharif calls on Musharraf to step down |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/world/asia/06iht-detainee.1.9036609.html |title=Critics in Pakistan muzzled |first=Somini |last=Sengupta |date=6 January 2008 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> He was released in March 2008.<ref>{{cite news |work=Dawn |url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/03/14/nat10.htm |title=Kurd lashes out at anti-judiciary forces |date=14 March 2008 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> |
After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Musharraf suspended the constitution and Kurd was among those placed under house arrest.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/11/19/sc-dismisses-petitions-against-musharrafs-re-election-1195476080.html |title=SC dismisses petitions against Musharraf's re-election |publisher=One India |date=19 November 2007 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1104/pakistan.html |title=Sharif calls on Musharraf to step down |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/world/asia/06iht-detainee.1.9036609.html |title=Critics in Pakistan muzzled |first=Somini |last=Sengupta |date=6 January 2008 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> He was released in March 2008.<ref>{{cite news |work=Dawn |url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/03/14/nat10.htm |title=Kurd lashes out at anti-judiciary forces |date=14 March 2008 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> |
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Later, in March 2009 when President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Kurd led protests by lawyers seeking the return of an independent judiciary. These protests were influential in the reinstatement of [[ |
Later, in March 2009 when President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Kurd led protests by lawyers seeking the return of an independent judiciary. These protests were influential in the reinstatement of [[Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry]] as Chief Justice. Chaudhry had been removed from his position by Musharraf and the decision was not reversed under the presidency of [[Asif Ali Zardari]] until the lawyers began a mass march from [[Lahore]] to [[Islamabad]] that was supported by large crowds and coincided with rioting.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Guardian|location=London |title=Pakistan agrees to reinstate former chief justice |first=Saeed |last=Shah |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=24 December 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/16/pakistan-islamabad-protesters-halted}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Nation |title=Long march blocked |date=13 March 2009 |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/politics/13-Mar-2009/Long-march-blocked |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416142020/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/politics/13-Mar-2009/Long-march-blocked |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |accessdate=24 December 2012 }}</ref> |
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In 2012, Kurd was considered as a nominee for the post of [[Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan]] by the [[ |
In 2012, Kurd was considered as a nominee for the post of [[Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan]] by the [[Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz]] but was ruled out of contention due to constitutional ineligibility.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/383948/in-the-running-pml-n-opposition-finalise-three-names-for-cec/ |title=In the running: PML-N, opposition finalise three names for CEC |first=Abdul |last=Manan |date=25 May 2012 |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> He had also been considered as a possible caretaker prime minister.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Nation |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/02-Aug-2012/n-for-caretaker-pm-from-smaller-province |title=N for caretaker PM from smaller province |date=2 August 2012 |accessdate=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123064646/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/02-Aug-2012/n-for-caretaker-pm-from-smaller-province |archive-date=23 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 06:12, 4 March 2021
Ali Ahmad Kurd (Urdu: على احمد كُرد), is a Pakistani lawyer who has been president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and is prominent in the Lawyers' Movement in that country. He opposed former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.[1][2]
Activism
While vice-chairman of the Balochistan Bar Association in 2002, Ali Ahmad Kurd staged a protest burning of amendments to the constitution that had been proposed by Musharraf. The action formed part of wider protests by lawyers' associations, religious bodies and political parties in reaction to what they perceived to be attempts by Musharraf to undermine his opponents and consolidate his own power.[3]
Kurd was briefly detained on 29 April 2007 in Quetta on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of Nawab Akbar Bugti a year earlier. His detention was protested by lawyers and police released him, claiming that there had been no arrest and that the matter was a misunderstanding. Kurd was at that time vice-chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council.[4][5][6]
After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Musharraf suspended the constitution and Kurd was among those placed under house arrest.[7][8][9] He was released in March 2008.[10]
Later, in March 2009 when President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Kurd led protests by lawyers seeking the return of an independent judiciary. These protests were influential in the reinstatement of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry as Chief Justice. Chaudhry had been removed from his position by Musharraf and the decision was not reversed under the presidency of Asif Ali Zardari until the lawyers began a mass march from Lahore to Islamabad that was supported by large crowds and coincided with rioting.[11][12]
In 2012, Kurd was considered as a nominee for the post of Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz but was ruled out of contention due to constitutional ineligibility.[13] He had also been considered as a possible caretaker prime minister.[14]
See also
References
- ^ Baloch, Bari (3 April 2012). "Kurd declines to appear before CJP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Justice Sharif asks Musharraf to quit". Dawn. 5 February 2008.
- ^ "General Musharraf bans third term for PM". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Lawyers denounce Kurd's arrest". Daily Times. Pakistan. 9 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "CJ's lawyer booked". Pak Tribune - Pakistan News Service. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Police arrest CJP's lawyer, release on high command's order". The Daily Times. 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "SC dismisses petitions against Musharraf's re-election". One India. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Sharif calls on Musharraf to step down". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (6 January 2008). "Critics in Pakistan muzzled". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Kurd lashes out at anti-judiciary forces". Dawn. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Shah, Saeed (16 March 2009). "Pakistan agrees to reinstate former chief justice". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Long march blocked". The Nation. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Manan, Abdul (25 May 2012). "In the running: PML-N, opposition finalise three names for CEC". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "N for caretaker PM from smaller province". The Nation. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
Further reading
- Khan, M. Ilyas (20 July 2007). "Musharraf faces legal nightmare". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- Zulfiqar, Shahzada (16 April 2011). "Kurd blames CJP for extra-judicial murders in Balochistan". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Musharraf swears in a cabinet of opponents". The New York Times. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2012.