Choudhary sacked; lawyers condemn emergency
Islamabad,
Nov
04,
2007
:
On
a
day
of
fast
packed
developments
in
Pakistan,
President
Pervez
Musharraf
imposed
emergency
and
suspended
the
constitution.
He
also
sacked
Chief
Justice
Iftekhar
Mohammed
Chaudhry
and
appointed
justice
Abdul
Hameed
Dogar
as
the
new
chief
justice
of
Pakistan.
Earlier,
Chief
Justice
Iftikhar
Muhammad
Chaudhry
and
seven
other
judges
of
the
Supreme
Court
were
taken
into
custody
after
they
termed
as
unconstitutional
Musharraf's
declaration
of
a
state
of
emergency
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Story first published: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 16:05 [IST]