16 December 2007

Pakistan's State of Emergency

The 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared and the constitution was suspended by Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf on 3 November 2007.[1][2] Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reacted promptly, convening a seven-member bench which issued an interim order against this action. He also ordered the armed forces of Pakistan not to obey any illegal orders.[3]

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