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Due to the Army being preoccupied with the emergency, Taliban supporters, led by Maulana Fazullah have been able to seize the tourist resort of [[Swat (Pakistan)|Swat]] and have made a suicide bomb attack on the Governor of [[Peshawar]], killing two guards.
Due to the Army being preoccupied with the emergency, Taliban supporters, led by Maulana Fazullah have been able to seize the tourist resort of [[Swat (Pakistan)|Swat]] and have made a suicide bomb attack on the Governor of [[Peshawar]], killing two guards.
According to the [[International News]], on 11 November 2007 the Army have counterattacked in the Kabal district of Swat recovering the bodies 15 beheaded prisoners, but seven soldiers have been held hostage after their truck was ambushed.
According to the [[International News]], on 11 November 2007 the Army have counterattacked in the Kabal district of Swat recovering the bodies 15 beheaded prisoners, but seven soldiers have been held hostage after their truck was ambushed.

==Students catch Imran Khan==

On November 14, 2007, Mir Jaffar & Mir Sadiq of Punjab University catches Imran Khan. He was arrested by Police. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/video/2007/nov/14/imran.khan.pakistan?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront].

==Black Day of Pakistan==

November 03, 2007 is called a Black Day in the History of Pakistan, when General Musharraf declared Emergency Rule in Pakistan, [http://pkpolitics.com/2007/11/03/emergency-update-oneworld-update-6/].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:21, 14 November 2007

Pervez Musharraf has led Pakistan since 1999.

The 2007 Pakistani state of emergency, was declared by Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf on 3 November 2007.[1][2] In the early hours of the state of emergency the army raided the Supreme Court building in Islamabad while the Justices were inside.[2] Information Minister Tariq Azim Khan said on television media that the general election scheduled for January will be delayed indefinitely.[3] Later the election was scheduled to take place by 15 February 2008, as announced by Musharraf himself.[4] He later called for the election date to be on or before 9 January 2008.[5]

It was announced that the state of emergency would likely end in late November or early December 2007.[6]

Background

After the Election Commissioner approved the candidature of General Pervez Musharraf in the country's presidential election, his opponent, retired Supreme Court justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, challenged the ruling in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court allowed the election to go forward on schedule but barred the Election Commission from officially declaring a winner until it made its decision. All but one opposition party (Pakistan Peoples Party) resigned from the assembly in protest. The sole remaining oppostion party member also boycotted the election and did not participate in the proceeding. On October 6, presidential elections were held with Musharraf winning 671 (99%) of the 685 votes cast in the parliament and the provincial assemblies.

The court earlier announced that it would delay its hearing on the case due to personal engagement of one of the honorable members of the bench.[7] Parliamentary elections are due to be held by February 2008, no later than a month after the original target date for elections. [8]

On November 2 the Supreme Court reversed the earlier decision to take a break on the case until November 12, stating that it would now reconvene on November 5 to attempt to finish it quickly. This reversal was in part due to criticism that the court's continuing delay was adding to Pakistan's general instability.[9] Convening on November 12 would have left just three days before the end of Musharraf's presidential term.

Earlier Attorney General Malik Qayyum told the court that there was no move by the government to impose martial law.[10]

Declaration of a state of emergency

Before the court could reach a decision, Musharraf took an extra-constitutional step and declared a state of emergency in the name of the Chief of Army Staff, on the evening of November 3, 2007, and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order which replaces the country's constitution. The state-run Pakistan Television Corporation issued a brief announcement saying that "The Chief of the Army Staff (General Musharraf) has proclaimed state of emergency and issued a provisional constitutional order," at 6:10 am local time without giving any details. Under the order, the Constitution remains suspended, the federal cabinet ceases to exist, the justices were ordered to take an oath to abide by it. Those who failed to do so would be dismissed. [11][12]

Supreme Court's stay

On 2 November, 2007 Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan submitted an application to the ‎‎Supreme Court asking that the Government be restrained from ‎imposing martial law in Pakistan.[13] To this ‎application the Supreme Court issued a stay order on November 03, 2007 against the imposition of ‎an emergency. This stay order was ignored by the Chief of Army Staff ‎and the emergency was imposed across the country.

Events during the state of emergency

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A poster by geo tv denouncing the ban of media.
Dawn News reported that the Army entered the Supreme Court in Islamabad and detained Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry; it was later reported that Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar had been sworn in his stead after Chaudhry and most of the other judges had refused to accept the Provisional Constitutional Order.[14]
Private television stations in Islamabad have been taken off the air as police stormed their offices with orders to remove all equipment. [15] There are also reports that police confiscated broadcasting equipment.[16]
International broadcasts and local phones have also been blocked in some locations. [17] Additionally, barriers and barbed wires have been erected at important points in the capital.[18]
Aitzaz Ahsan, a leading Pakistani attorney and president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, was arrested at his home.[19] :Key opposition figures and senior lawyers have also been placed under house arrest. These include former cricketer and head of the Movement for Justice Party, Imran Khan.[20]
Army pickets have been esablished in Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan.[21]
Former cricketer and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan managed to escape from his house after he was put under house arrest. [22]
Opposition leader Khawaja M. Asif, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), was placed under house arrest shortly after the declaration of emergency on Saturday. As of November 7, he has been arrested, by order of the Pakistan Army, and taken to an undisclosed location. Khawaja Asif is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), the party headed by exiled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[citation needed].
Reports from inside Karachi state that things seem peaceful and not entirely different than any other weekend.[23]
Nationalist opposition leaders Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Qadir Magsi have been detained in their home towns in southern Pakistan.[24]
The police have also picked up five lawyers from southwestern Quetta, who were known as staunch supporters of Chaudhry.[24]
  • BBC: On 3 November, 2007 BBC opened debate on the Emergency and more than 10,000 comments were received, almost all against emergency rule.[|BBC]
An alert was sounded along the Indo-Pakistan border. India's Border Security Force increased vigilance across the border as it feared Islamic militants infiltrating into India. The Indian government began a constant monitoring of the swiftly changing situation in Pakistan. [25]

By the end of November 5 2007 over 3,500 people had been arrested. Most ‎of these were lawyers, civil rights leaders and members of the liberal political parties. ‎‎[26]‎ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour also reported that a UN official, Asma Jahangir, was among the judicial and political officials detained. [27]

  • Due to ban on private TV channels, Pakistani fans were unable to watch the Match between Pakistan and India which Pakistan won by 4 wickets, although Pakistanis habitually watch Indian channels at home.

Text of the state of emergency declaration

Whereas there is visible ascendancy in the activities of extremists and incidents of terrorist attacks, including suicide bombings, IED [improvised explosive device] explosions, rocket firing and bomb explosions and the banding together of some militant groups have taken such activities to an unprecedented level of violent intensity posing a grave threat to the life and property of the citizens of Pakistan;

Whereas there has also been a spate of attacks on state infrastructure and on law enforcement agencies;

Whereas some members of the judiciary are working at cross purposes with the executive and legislature in the fight against terrorism and extremism thereby weakening the government and the nation's resolve diluting the efficacy of its actions to control this menace;

Whereas there has been increasing interference by some members of the judiciary in government policy, adversely affecting economic growth, in particular;

Whereas constant interference in executive functions, including but not limited to the control of terrorist activity, economic policy, price controls, downsizing of corporations and urban planning, has weakened the writ of the government; the police force has been completely demoralised and is fast losing its efficacy to fight terrorism and intelligence agencies have been thwarted in their activities and prevented from pursuing terrorists;

Whereas some hard core militants, extremists, terrorists and suicide bombers, who were arrested and being investigated were ordered to be released. The persons so released have subsequently been involved in heinous terrorist activities, resulting in loss of human life and property. Militants across the country have, thus, been encouraged while law enforcement agencies subdued;

Whereas some judges by overstepping the limits of judicial authority have taken over the executive and legislative functions;

Whereas the government is committed to the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law and holds the superior judiciary in high esteem, it is nonetheless of paramount importance that the honourable judges confine the scope of their activity to the judicial function and not assume charge of administration;

Whereas an important constitutional institution, the Supreme Judicial Council, has been made entirely irrelevant and non est by a recent order and judges have, thus, made themselves immune from inquiry into their conduct and put themselves beyond accountability;

Whereas the humiliating treatment meted out to government officials by some members of the judiciary on a routine basis during court proceedings has demoralised the civil bureaucracy and senior government functionaries, to avoid being harassed, prefer inaction;

Whereas the law and order situation in the country as well as the economy have been adversely affected and trichotomy of powers eroded;

Whereas a situation has thus arisen where the government of the country cannot be carried on in accordance with the constitution and as the constitution provides no solution for this situation, there is no way out except through emergent and extraordinary measures;

And whereas the situation has been reviewed in meetings with the prime minister, governors of all four provinces and with the chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, chiefs of the armed forces, vice chief of army staff and corps commanders of the Pakistan army;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the deliberations and decisions of the said meetings, I General Pervez Musharraf, Chief of Army Staff, proclaim emergency throughout Pakistan.

I hereby order and proclaim that the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance.

This proclamation shall come into force at once.[11]

Speech to the nation

Musharraf speaks publicly for the first time since state of emergency was announced.

Early Sunday morning Pervez Musharraf addressed Pakistan for the first time since declaring the state of emergency[28] in a speech broadcast on state-run PTV. The following is a translation of Musharaf's speech from the original Urdu: [29]

Today I'm making this address because our country is at a dangerous juncture, facing a national crisis. Throughout history, nations have often had to make difficult decisions. That time has come now for Pakistan — we have to make important and painful decisions. If these decisions are not made then Pakistan's future is at stake.

Before saying anything further, I promise that the decision I have made is, first of all, for the sake of Pakistan. Pakistan is above all personal interests. The people of Pakistan should agree with me on this.

In the last few months, our situation has changed dramatically. Terrorism and Extremism are rampant. Suicide bombings are widespread. In Karachi, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, fanatacism is now common. Fundamentalist extemists are everywhere. They are not afraid of law-enforcement agencies.

What was confined to the frontier areas, has now extended to many other areas. Extremism has spread even to Islamabad - the heart of Pakistan.

The people are worried. The extremists are trying to take the authority and power of the government into their own hands. They want to impose their outdated religious views upon the people.

In my eyes, this is a direct challenge to Pakistan's future as a moderate nation.

Musharraf also referred to US President Abraham Lincoln, saying that Lincoln's suspension of certain rights during the American Civil War in order to save the nation is analogous to his declaration of a state of emergency for Pakistan.[30]

Musharraf has said that the forthcoming election date will not be affected by the declaration.

Criticism

Observers noted that the government crackdown after the imposition of the ‎emergency was exclusively targeted towards the liberal middle classes and the ‎educated classes.[citation needed] The brunt of the emergency had been borne by media that faced ‎censorship laws and dissenting judges that were removed from office.[citation needed] No new operation ‎was conducted against the terrorists which continue to operate with impunity in the ‎north of the country. ‎[citation needed]

The government has decided to monitor 21 national Urdu and English language newspapers to ensure implementation of the newly promulgated Press, Newspapers, News Agencies, and Books Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007. Special officers have been appointed for this purpose.

“Special officers have been asked to scan news, editorials, and readers’ letters containing material against Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf and the armed forces,” an Information Ministry official told the Daily Times, asking not to be named. He said provincial information departments were also directed to monitor the newspapers. Thirteen Urdu and eight English newspapers had been listed by the Press Information Department to monitor.

In the address to the nation after imposing the Emergency, Musharraf accused the judiciary of interfering in the working of other institutions and hampering efforts to fight terrorism. He offered the example of the Court allowing 61 people held in government custody to go free and questioned how many of them were terrorists. The authencity of this claim is questionable as Musharraf re-appointed the same two judges who ruled to set free those 61 people.

On November 5, despite the imposition of an emergency, the Pakistan army released more than 25 Taliban ‎fighters to secure the release of 200 Pakistan army operatives. General Musharraf in ‎his imposition of the emergency speech noted that it was Chief Justice of Pakistan that ‎allowed terrorists to be freed and this interfered with the War against Terror that ‎General Musharraf was waging. [31]‎ Moreover, the judges that released the alleged terrorists have taken oaths under the Provisional Constitutional Order. Template:NCite

Ban on Media

‎ With the imposition of emergency a media blackout followed. National channels like ‎‎GEO TV, Aaj tv and other channels were also blocked. General Musharaff ‎maintained that these channels were creating discord and misrepresenting facts and ‎were not responsible and were contributing to the instability of the nation. The ‎Government also cracked down on international channels like BBC and CNN. ‎

The government expelled three journalists from the British news paper the Daily ‎Telegraph. The news paper has said that general Musharaff was "our son of a bitch". ‎‎[32]‎.in imitation of F.D.Rooseveldt's defence of Nicaragua's erstwhile dictator. However this is an extremely severe insult in Pakistan. ‎

Reaction

Pakistan

People of Pakistan

So far the majority of Pakistanis have not heeded calls to protest. Many lawyers who previously protested during the CJP saga have kept off the streets. However, it should be noted that hundreds of Lawyers are detained. Also, the vast majority of lawyers have boycotted the High Courts all over the nation. Opposition parties and the majority of lawyers have joined protests. So far the largest protest was held on 5th November when 2000 Lawyers marched in Lahore.


Opposition leaders

Opposition leader Imran Khan was served with a house arrest. However he was able to escape house arrest and is presently at an unknown location. He is leading a youth movement throughout Pakistan.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Karachi cutting short her Dubai visit in the wake of the imposition of martial law in the country.[33] The AP reports that she was greeted by supporters chanting slogans at the airport.[34] After staying in her plane for several hours she was driven to her home in Karachi, accompanied by hundreds of supporters.[35] On November 8, Bhutto was placed under house arrest by the Pakistani government. The arrest came mere hours before a scheduled appearance at a rally against the state of emergency. [36]

After one day the house arrest was lifted. Benazir Bhutto has said that the election date set of 15 February 2008 is "too vague" and has planned to undertake a "long march" in car procession around Pakistan, as she has previously done before, protesting against Nawaz Sharif. The Army have cautioned her against this, citing the risk of further suicide bomb attacks. On 12 November 2007 she was again placed under house arrest for a week to prevent this happening. Musharraf also gave the election date as 9 January 2008. Bhutto has rejected this as being too soon after emergency rule.

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that "Imposing emergency is another form of terrorism."[37] The acting head of the former Prime Minister's political party, Javed Hashmi, who was arrested, stated, "People will win. Generals will lose. They have to surrender."[37]

The Minister of the State for Information, Tariq Azim Khan, said on television media that the elections in Pakistan scheduled for January would be delayed indefinitely.[37][3] President Musharraf later announced that elections would be held by mid-February. [38]

Judges

The new Provisional Constitutional Order required judges to retake an oath of allegiance to Musharraf. Many refused to do so, including 15 Supreme Court judges. Additionally, only a fraction of the judges in Pakistan's provinces took the new oath: in Punjab 12 out of 31, in Sindh 4 out of 27, in the North-West Frontier Province 7 out of 15, and in Balochistan 5 out of 11 retook their oaths.[39]

On November 6 Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, who is under house arrest, spoke by phone to a group of 500 lawyers. In his statement he said that the constitution had been "ripped to shreds" and that the people should "rise up and restore" it. He added that while he is under guard, he will soon "join you in your struggle."[40]

It was alleged that the government used ‎blackmail to get judges to take oath ‎under the new PCO. Videos were sent out to at least three of the 11 ‎judges as they were whether General Pervez Musharraf was eligible to run for president. ‎‎[41]‎

Around 60 judges refused to take oath under "PCO", which includes,no judgment can be passed against any government even found guilty.

Religious leaders

Qazi Hussain Ahmed called for protests in order to overthrow the "the military dictator," during a speech near the outside of Lahore to 20,000 of his followers.[37] He is an Islamic leader of MMA, an alliance opposing Musharraf.

Lawyer community strike

Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry called on lawyers nationwide on November 11 to defy baton-wielding police and protest President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule.

"Go to every corner of Pakistan and give the message that this is the time to sacrifice," Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who is under virtual house arrest in Islamabad, told lawyers by mobile phone. "Don't be afraid. God will help us and the day will come when you'll see the constitution supreme and no dictatorship for a long time."

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and other legal leaders were taken into custody immediately after the imposition of emergency rule. As a result, the Pakistan lawyer community called for a nationwide strike on November 5, 2007 against Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule.[42]

International

Main article: International reaction to the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency

The immediate response from most countries has been critical, with the measures viewed as running counter to liberal-democratic reforms.

Terrorists

Due to the Army being preoccupied with the emergency, Taliban supporters, led by Maulana Fazullah have been able to seize the tourist resort of Swat and have made a suicide bomb attack on the Governor of Peshawar, killing two guards. According to the International News, on 11 November 2007 the Army have counterattacked in the Kabal district of Swat recovering the bodies 15 beheaded prisoners, but seven soldiers have been held hostage after their truck was ambushed.

Students catch Imran Khan

On November 14, 2007, Mir Jaffar & Mir Sadiq of Punjab University catches Imran Khan. He was arrested by Police. [1].

Black Day of Pakistan

November 03, 2007 is called a Black Day in the History of Pakistan, when General Musharraf declared Emergency Rule in Pakistan, [2].

See also

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