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HYDERABAD, Pakistan, March 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani lawyers welcomed the release of superior court judges by the new prime minister by celebrating in the streets rather than appearing in court.
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has denounced the imposition of martial law and nullification of the Pakistani Constitution.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may be seeking the legal community's support in her campaign to end the country's emergency rule.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Pakistan’s Supreme Court has issued a direct challenge to President Pervez Musharraf by releasing dozens of suspected Islamic militants from prison.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 2 (UPI) -- In a strongly-worded ruling, a Pakistan supreme court panel has rejected the government's effort to present evidence against its suspended chief justice.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 22 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he won't strike a deal with his political rivals before the country's presidential election.
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 5 (UPI) -- Thousands of people turned out Saturday to support Pakistan's embattled chief justice, who was suspended from office by President Pervez Musharraf.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 26 (UPI) -- The International Commission of Jurists Thursday called the suspension of Pakistan's chief justice "virtually unprecedented in the legal annals of the world."
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 28 (UPI) -- A civil judge in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has quit in protest of the recent firing of Pakistan Chief Justice by President Pervez Musharraf.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 23 (UPI) -- The dispute over the fate of Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has left hundreds of people in jail awaiting bail hearings.