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On Saturday 3rd November, 2007, General Pervez Musharraf declared emergency, suspended the constitution and promulgated PCO (Provisional Constitution Order). This happened in the wake of the expected decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan against General Musharraf’s entitlement to contest presidential elections in uniform, which is against the constitution. Moreover it was also apprehended that Supreme Court will declare NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) null and void, hence it was a big threat for Benazir Bhutto and Musharraf-Benazir alliance as dictated by the U.S.

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rdfs:comment	On Saturday 3rd November, 2007, General Pervez Musharraf declared emergency, suspended the constitution and promulgated PCO (Provisional Constitution Order). This happened in the wake of the expected decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan against General Musharraf’s entitlement to contest presidential elections in uniform, which is against the constitution. Moreover it was also apprehended that Supreme Court will declare NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) null and void, hence it was a big threat for Benazir Bhutto and Musharraf-Benazir alliance as dictated by the U.S.
dcterms:subject	Emergency 2007
abstract	On Saturday 3rd November, 2007, General Pervez Musharraf declared emergency, suspended the constitution and promulgated PCO (Provisional Constitution Order). This happened in the wake of the expected decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan against General Musharraf’s entitlement to contest presidential elections in uniform, which is against the constitution. Moreover it was also apprehended that Supreme Court will declare NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) null and void, hence it was a big threat for Benazir Bhutto and Musharraf-Benazir alliance as dictated by the U.S. Soon after the declaration, cable operators were ordered to stop the independent news channels. Cable operators took off their dish antennas. Now only people sitting outside Pakistan can see these channels, hence are more aware about the developments in Pakistan than the people living in Pakistan (except for those who have dish antennas). Today I saw one taxi taking dish antenna—Pakistanis are reverting back to that era. State-run PTV is the only news channel available; it is praising the king and his courtiers and is on a spree of brainwashing, so that people of Pakistan would realize how lucky they are that emergency has been promulgated and has saved them from suicide bombers, and some are believing this as they don’t read and think. The next step was to stop the agitation, therefore the crackdown started on the most vocal section of the society i.e. the lawyers. Thousands of lawyers have so far been arrested across Pakistan, along with various political leaders, media persons and journalists. Majority of the Judges were removed as well as they refused to take oath under PCO. As you are aware that the seven member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaoudhry has already given their verdict about the illegality of Musharraf’s action. Saturday 3rd November’s night at around 11.00 p.m police came to arrest my father and when did not find him took away my brother-in-law Masroor Alvi; he was detained, threatened and harassed. He is a patient of blood pressure and hypertension, hence his health started deteriorating. At around 2.00 a.m police dropped him back at home. But at 9.00 a.m picked him up again, to pressurize my father to come out of his hideout.

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