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January - 9 
A Pakistani immigrant was sentenced to 30 years in prison for hatching an unsuccessful plot to blow up a busy Manhattan subway station as revenge for wartime abuses of Iraqis, AP reported. Shahawar Matin Siraj, aged 24, was arrested on August 27, 2004, on the eve of the Republican National Conventio
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A Pakistani immigrant was sentenced to 30 years in prison for hatching an unsuccessful plot to blow up a busy Manhattan subway station as revenge for wartime abuses of Iraqis, AP reported. Shahawar Matin Siraj, aged 24, was arrested on August 27, 2004, on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Though there was no proof that Siraj ever obtained explosives or was linked to any terrorist groups, prosecutors said his intentions were dangerous since he wanted to blow up the Herald Square subway station. “I apologise for all the stuff I said on those tapes,” Siraj said before he was sentenced. “I’m taking responsibility for 34th Street, but I was manipulated by this person.” Siraj was convicted of conspiracy last year based partly on the testimony of a police informant, Osama Eldawoody, who was recruited to monitor Muslims at mosques and elsewhere following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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January - 9 
Daily Times has reported that a special anti-terrorism court in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, has issued arrest warrants for the slain tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti’s grandson, Bramdag Bugti, and six others. According to a court notice, Bramdag Bugti, Murad Ali Bugti, Liaquat Ali, Shamsuddin, Abd
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Daily Times has reported that a special anti-terrorism court in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, has issued arrest warrants for the slain tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti’s grandson, Bramdag Bugti, and six others. According to a court notice, Bramdag Bugti, Murad Ali Bugti, Liaquat Ali, Shamsuddin, Abdul Ghaffar, Sher Khan and Hakim Bugti are wanted under the Explosive Substances’ Act, in a case registered with the Sariab police.
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February - 20 
An eight-member bench of the Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that the office of the Mohtasib (ombudsman), as envisaged in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Assembly’s Hasba Bill, could not be delegated judicial powers and a seminary-qualified person could not be graded an ‘aalim’ for appoin
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An eight-member bench of the Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that the office of the Mohtasib (ombudsman), as envisaged in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Assembly’s Hasba Bill, could not be delegated judicial powers and a seminary-qualified person could not be graded an ‘aalim’ for appointment as a provincial Mohtasib, according to Daily Times. The court said the NWFP Assembly should review the Hasba Bill to exclude controversial sections, otherwise the rest of the bill was okay. The bench was giving its ruling on a reference filed by President Pervez Musharraf, who had sought the court’s opinion on Hasba Bill’s validity. The NWFP Assembly passed the first Hasba Bill on July 14, 2005, but the Supreme Court, on a presidential reference, declared that several sections of the bill were unconstitutional. The NWFP Assembly passed a fresh bill in November 2006, and claimed it had been drafted in accordance with the SC recommendations. However, the president filed another reference in the court under the Supreme Court’s advisory jurisdiction challenging the new bill in December 2006. On December 15, 2006, the Supreme Court directed the provincial governor not to assent the bill in its present form. The Hasba Bill envisages an office of the Mohtasib at the provincial level and in each district.
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April - 5 
Three Pakistanis are facing life imprisonment after they were on April 5 charged in connection with the suicide attacks on London’s transport system on July 7, 2005, in which 52 persons were killed, according to The News. Mohammed Shakil, 30, of Beeston, a suburb of Leeds; Sadeer Saleem, 26, also of
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Three Pakistanis are facing life imprisonment after they were on April 5 charged in connection with the suicide attacks on London’s transport system on July 7, 2005, in which 52 persons were killed, according to The News. Mohammed Shakil, 30, of Beeston, a suburb of Leeds; Sadeer Saleem, 26, also of Beeston; and Waheed Ali, 23, who recently lived in London but was originally from Beeston, were arrested on March 22, 2007. Saleem was reportedly arrested in Leeds and the other two men were detained at the Manchester airport as they were preparing to board a flight to Pakistan. The three were charged under the Explosive Substances Act (1883) for "unlawfully and maliciously" plotting with the suicide bombers "to cause explosions on the Transport for London System and/or tourist attractions in London." "The allegation is that they were involved in reconnaissance and planning for a plot with those ultimately responsible for the bombings on July 7 before the plan was finalised," said Sue Hemming, head of the Counter Terrorism Commission of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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April - 9 
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on April 9 against the Imam (priest) of the pro-Taliban Lal Masjid (Lal Mosque), Maulana Abdul Aziz, and Jamia Hafsa (a seminary) principal Abdul Rashid Ghazi for setting up a Qazi Court and forming a private army against the State, according to Daily T
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A petition was filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on April 9 against the Imam (priest) of the pro-Taliban Lal Masjid (Lal Mosque), Maulana Abdul Aziz, and Jamia Hafsa (a seminary) principal Abdul Rashid Ghazi for setting up a Qazi Court and forming a private army against the State, according to Daily Times. The petition moved by Shahid Orakzai, a freelance journalist, has been filed under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution as a matter of public importance and urges the court to restrict the activities of Aziz and Ghazi. The petitioner has also requested the court to issue immediate orders stopping the government from using force against the seminaries to prevent the loss of life or injury to any person. Formally announcing the establishment of a parallel judicial system, the pro-Taliban Lal Masjid administration on April 6, 2007, had vowed to enforce Islamic laws in the federal capital Islamabad and threatened to unleash a wave of suicide bombers if the government took any action to counter it.
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April - 27 
The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to prepare policy guidelines to control the operational role of intelligence agencies until the government enforces a law or the parliament legislates on the matter, according to Daily Times. SC Justice Javed Iqbal said this on April 27 while hearing the case of pe
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The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to prepare policy guidelines to control the operational role of intelligence agencies until the government enforces a law or the parliament legislates on the matter, according to Daily Times. SC Justice Javed Iqbal said this on April 27 while hearing the case of people reported missing by their relatives. He said it was not clear under which law the intelligence agencies detained a person and which authority they reported to. Defence Secretary Kamran Rasool reportedly said that apart from "operation command channel", the intelligence agencies were answerable to the government through the Defence Ministry and the armed forces. He disclosed that 56 out of 148 people identified by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan had been traced.
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May - 25 
A Pakistan-born US national accused of supplying military equipment to al Qaeda was extradited to the US on May 25, AFP reported. Syed Hashmi, aged 27, now faces a trial in the US over allegations that he was a “quartermaster” and supplied al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Syed Hashm
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A Pakistan-born US national accused of supplying military equipment to al Qaeda was extradited to the US on May 25, AFP reported. Syed Hashmi, aged 27, now faces a trial in the US over allegations that he was a “quartermaster” and supplied al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Syed Hashmi, an American national, has been extradited this evening from Gatwick airport to America,” said a spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan Police. Hashmi, who was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in June 2006 as he boarded a flight to Pakistan, came to Britain on a student visa in 2003 and joined the Islamist group al Muhajiroun, which has now been disbanded. His extradition warrant alleged that he had received “military gear” for use in committing terrorist acts between January and March 2004. The United States District Court for the southern district of New York indicted him.
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May - 29 
Spain’s High Court on May 29 convicted three Pakistanis for sending money to al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan, but cleared them and eight others of preparing terrorist attacks in Barcelona, according to AFP. The suspects had faced up to 32 years in jail for alleged involvement with al Qaeda, drug tra
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Spain’s High Court on May 29 convicted three Pakistanis for sending money to al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan, but cleared them and eight others of preparing terrorist attacks in Barcelona, according to AFP. The suspects had faced up to 32 years in jail for alleged involvement with al Qaeda, drug trafficking and planning attacks on a shopping centre and other targets in the city, where they lived and were arrested in 2004. Following a three-month trial, the Madrid-based tribunal on May 29 acquitted them of terrorism charges for lack of evidence. The three men who sent money to al Qaeda operators received jail terms of five-and-a-half years for terrorist collaboration. Two others received six months each for falsifying documents. All of them were Pakistani nationals. One of the three found guilty of collaboration, Mohammad Afzaal, received an additional four years for drug dealing. The other two, Shahzad Ali Gujar and Chaudhry Mohammad, were found guilty for transferring more than 800,000 euros to radical Islamists in Pakistan.
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May - 31 
The Anti-Terrorism Court for Karachi division, Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch, on May 31, sentenced the two accused in the bomb blast case of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) building, to death on four counts of murder besides imprisonment for 15 years, according to Daily Times. Azi
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The Anti-Terrorism Court for Karachi division, Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch, on May 31, sentenced the two accused in the bomb blast case of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) building, to death on four counts of murder besides imprisonment for 15 years, according to Daily Times. Aziz Khan and Mangla Khan were arrested and tried for carrying out a car bomb blast in front of the PIDC building on November 15, 2005. The bomb blast killed four people, injured 21 others and damaged a number of vehicles. According to the prosecution, their target was an oil company. Barhamdagh Bugti, grandson of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, and his comrade Abdul Hameed Bugti, were shown as absconders by the prosecution. Their case was separated from those of under trial prisoners.
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July - 9 
The Supreme Court on July 9 questioned the validity of action against militants holed up in the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa complex in Islamabad and ordered Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan to seek instructions from the government, suggesting measures for an amicable solution to the standoff, according
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The Supreme Court on July 9 questioned the validity of action against militants holed up in the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa complex in Islamabad and ordered Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan to seek instructions from the government, suggesting measures for an amicable solution to the standoff, according to Dawn. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi and Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar took up the issue so that release of women and children could be ensured without use of force. The suo motu notice was taken by Acting Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas on a letter by Justice Abbasi expressing concern over the detention of children and female students in Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa. "The killing of innocent citizens squarely falls within the ambit of qatl-i-amd (intentional killing), therefore those responsible for the sad incident should face legal consequences," the letter stated. The court directed the government to facilitate early settlement of the issue through negotiations between a seven-member clerics’ delegation and Maulana Abdul Rasheed Ghazi of the Lal Masjid to end the hostage-like situation.
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July - 17 
An anti-terrorism Court Judge Sakhi Muhammad Kahoot on July 17 remanded 134 students arrested from the Lal Masjid madrassa in the Islamabad Police’s custody in five terror cases, reports Daily Times. Earlier, on July 16, Inspector General of Islamabad Police Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed told the Supreme
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An anti-terrorism Court Judge Sakhi Muhammad Kahoot on July 17 remanded 134 students arrested from the Lal Masjid madrassa in the Islamabad Police’s custody in five terror cases, reports Daily Times. Earlier, on July 16, Inspector General of Islamabad Police Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed told the Supreme Court that the Islamabad Police had taken into custody 245 persons, including madrassa students, who surrendered during the Lal Masjid operation. Of them, he said, 86 students were later released.
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July - 20 
According to Daily Times, a 13-member full court of the Supreme Court (SC) on July 20 reinstated Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, ruling that his suspension by President General Pervez Musharraf was "illegal." By a 10-3 vote, the judges also quashed a case of alleged misconduct
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According to Daily Times, a 13-member full court of the Supreme Court (SC) on July 20 reinstated Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, ruling that his suspension by President General Pervez Musharraf was "illegal." By a 10-3 vote, the judges also quashed a case of alleged misconduct by Justice Chaudhry that the President had referred to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). Following the SC’s verdict, Chaudhry assumed the charge of his office at 4:20pm. He was appointed as the CJP on June 30, 2005, and is due to retire on December 12, 2013.
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July - 20 
The SC gave its short order on a petition filed by the CJP challenging the presidential reference against him after hearing the case for 43 days. The full court unanimously declared the two restraint orders and one compulsory leave order against the CJP illegal, and also annulled the notifications o
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The SC gave its short order on a petition filed by the CJP challenging the presidential reference against him after hearing the case for 43 days. The full court unanimously declared the two restraint orders and one compulsory leave order against the CJP illegal, and also annulled the notifications of the appointment of Justice Javed Iqbal and Justice Rana Bhagwandas as acting chief justice of Pakistan passed on March 9 and 23 respectively. Three judges – Justice Faqeer Muhammad Khokhar, Justice Javed Buttar and Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashad – dissented on the reference, saying it had been competently filed by the president under Article 209 of the Constitution. However, the 10 other judges set aside the reference.
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August - 20 
A man accused of using his computer skills to help al Qaeda has been released after three years in custody, a government official and the man’s lawyer said on August 20, Dawn reported. Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, an engineering graduate, was suspected of having sent coded e-mails to al Qaeda operative
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A man accused of using his computer skills to help al Qaeda has been released after three years in custody, a government official and the man’s lawyer said on August 20, Dawn reported. Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, an engineering graduate, was suspected of having sent coded e-mails to al Qaeda operatives possibly planning attacks in the United States, Britain and South Africa. Khan, who was arrested from Lahore in July 2004, has also been linked with terrorist plots in the US and Britain, and to the arrests of suspects in Britain. Deputy Attorney-General Naheeda Mehboob Ilahi said in the Supreme Court on August 20 that Khan, believed to be in his late 20s, had been released and had returned to his home in Karachi.
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August - 21 
Mufti Munir Shakir, head of the Lashkar-e-Islam group in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, was released on August 21 after 13-months of "protective custody," according to The News. After his release, Munir Shakir said it was unconditional with no bar on his movement and that
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Mufti Munir Shakir, head of the Lashkar-e-Islam group in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, was released on August 21 after 13-months of "protective custody," according to The News. After his release, Munir Shakir said it was unconditional with no bar on his movement and that he was willing to play a role in bringing peace to Khyber Agency. He was one of the many missing people whose disappearance the Supreme Court had taken suo motu notice, according to Daily Times. Shakir said he was arrested moments after he landed at Karachi airport on May 16, 2006. The cleric, in his 40s, heads the Lashkar-i-Islam which confronts the rival Barelvi school of thought group Ansaar-ul-Islam.
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September - 10 
A court in San Francisco sentenced a Pakistani-American man to 24 years imprisonment on September 10 following his conviction last year for taking part in training at an al Qaeda terrorist camp, The News reported. 25-year old Hamid Hayat was jailed after being found guilty in April 2005 of providing
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A court in San Francisco sentenced a Pakistani-American man to 24 years imprisonment on September 10 following his conviction last year for taking part in training at an al Qaeda terrorist camp, The News reported. 25-year old Hamid Hayat was jailed after being found guilty in April 2005 of providing "material support" to al Qaeda training in Pakistan and lying about it to FBI agents. US District Court Judge Garland Burrell said Hayat, a US citizen, had "attended a terrorist training camp, returned to the United States ready and willing to wage Jihad when directed to do so," CBS News reported. Hayat trained with militants in Pakistan and planned an attack in the United States, federal prosecutors alleged at his trial.
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September - 18 
President General Pervez Musharraf will step down as army chief provided he is re-elected as president, government lawyers told the Supreme Court on September 18, according to Daily Times. Sharifuddin Pirzada, the State counsel, and Malik Muhammad Qayyum, the attorney general, submitted a statement
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President General Pervez Musharraf will step down as army chief provided he is re-elected as president, government lawyers told the Supreme Court on September 18, according to Daily Times. Sharifuddin Pirzada, the State counsel, and Malik Muhammad Qayyum, the attorney general, submitted a statement in the court stating, "If elected for the second term as president, General Pervez Musharraf shall relinquish the charge of the office of the chief of army staff soon after election but before taking oath of the office of the president of Pakistan for the next term. The nomination papers of General Pervez Musharraf should be scrutinised by the chief election commissioner/returning officer independently and in accordance with the law." A nine-member bench headed by Justice Rana Bhagwandas was hearing petitions challenging the President’s two offices.
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September - 19 
The Supreme Court on September 19 observed that the Election Commission (EC) does not have the power to change basic rules, let alone provisions of the Constitution, according to Daily Times. The judge was responding to the plea of Hamid Khan, counsel for Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan, asking
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The Supreme Court on September 19 observed that the Election Commission (EC) does not have the power to change basic rules, let alone provisions of the Constitution, according to Daily Times. The judge was responding to the plea of Hamid Khan, counsel for Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan, asking that the court strike down recent amendments to the presidential election rules made by the EC. A nine-member bench headed by Justice Rana Bhagwandas is hearing petitions challenging President’s General Pervez Musharraf’s two offices.
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September - 28 
The Supreme Court on September 28 cleared the way for President Pervez Musharraf to contest the October 6 presidential election while remaining Army chief, by dismissing as "non-maintainable" all petitions challenging his eligibility, according to The Hindu. The 6-3 majority verdict of the nine-judg
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The Supreme Court on September 28 cleared the way for President Pervez Musharraf to contest the October 6 presidential election while remaining Army chief, by dismissing as "non-maintainable" all petitions challenging his eligibility, according to The Hindu. The 6-3 majority verdict of the nine-judge Bench did not, however, touch upon the substance of the petitions. Nor did the Bench make any observation on the recent changes to the election rules made by the Election Commissioner, favouring President Musharraf. The verdict said the petitions, which pleaded for the court’s intervention as an issue of public importance relating to fundamental rights was involved, could not be maintained on these grounds. Among the three dissenting judges was Rana Bhagwandas, who headed the Bench. The Opposition parties and the legal community denounced the verdict, and called into question the independence of the judiciary. Government spokesmen said justice and the rule of law had prevailed. Attorney-General Malik Qayyum denied that there was any government pressure on the Bench and reiterated that President Musharraf would step down as Army chief after his election.
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September - 29 
An anti-terrorism court at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 29 sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for 24 years after convicting him of being a would-be suicide bomber. The man, Sohail Zeb, was arrested by the Tank city police on March 8, 2007, along with
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An anti-terrorism court at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 29 sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for 24 years after convicting him of being a would-be suicide bomber. The man, Sohail Zeb, was arrested by the Tank city police on March 8, 2007, along with two jackets used in suicide bombings, explosives and nuts and bolts. Besides the jail sentence, the judge also fined him PKR 50,000. The name of Sohail Zeb, who was a student of the Tank Degree College, was in the list prisoners whose release was sought by militants during talks with a tribal jirga (council) held for the release of abducted soldiers in South Waziristan. The convict, whose organisational name was Waheedullah, had admitted during interrogation to having received terrorist training in a camp in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan.
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October - 5 
Under the Supreme Court ruling, the results would not be announced after the completion of polling. The Supreme Court on October 5 allowed the present assemblies to conduct the presidential election, but directed the Election Commission to keep the results classified until a final decision is reache
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Under the Supreme Court ruling, the results would not be announced after the completion of polling. The Supreme Court on October 5 allowed the present assemblies to conduct the presidential election, but directed the Election Commission to keep the results classified until a final decision is reached on the petitions challenging the candidacy of President General Pervez Musharraf, according to Daily Times. Candidates Justice Wajeehuddin Ahmed and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, along with a member of civil society, had filed constitutional petitions in court for a stay against the acceptance of General Musharraf’s nomination papers by the Election Commission. After completion of arguments by the counsel for petitioners and respondents on the question of staying the electoral process, the 10-member bench, in a unanimous short order, said, “Having heard the learned counsel for the parties at some length, it is unanimously resolved and directed that the election process already commenced shall continue as per the schedule notified by the chief election commissioner of Pakistan but the final notification of the election of the returned candidate shall not be issued till the final decision of these petitions.” The court adjourned the hearing till October 17.
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October - 17 
The deployment of armed forces in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was challenged before the Supreme Court on October 17, according to The News. Deputy chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bajaur Agency and former Member of National Assembly Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid filed the civil miscell
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The deployment of armed forces in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was challenged before the Supreme Court on October 17, according to The News. Deputy chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bajaur Agency and former Member of National Assembly Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid filed the civil miscellaneous application through his counsel Barrister Farooq Hassan praying it to restrain General Pervez Musharraf from deployment of the armed forces in the FATA. He had also filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution recently, challenging the Army action in Bajaur Agency. He has prayed to the court to declare that the use of force by the respondents in Bajaur Agency on October 30, 2006, in which over 80 civilians, mostly students and teachers, were killed was unlawful and unconstitutional. In his civil miscellaneous application, the petitioner prayed to stay the military action in the FATA in the national interest, adding that the unlawful use of Army for such purposes, in the historical context of Pakistan’s own background, was strategically disastrous for the integrity of the Federation. He submitted that unconstitutional use of the country’s armed forces was contrary to Article 245 of the Constitution, and resulted in the deaths of many people in FATA daily besides heavy casualties to the Army personnel.
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November - 3 
Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry told that seven SC judges issued an interim order declaring the state of emergency illegal after President Musharraf issued a provisional constitutional order proclaiming it. Later, Chaudhry was expelled as the Chief Justice and the SC denied, in a statement, that any order
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Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry told that seven SC judges issued an interim order declaring the state of emergency illegal after President Musharraf issued a provisional constitutional order proclaiming it. Later, Chaudhry was expelled as the Chief Justice and the SC denied, in a statement, that any order had been passed stating the PCO was incorrect.
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November - 3 
President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency in the country and promulgated a Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) holding the Constitution in abeyance on November 3. According to Daily Times, an official statement without using the word 'President' for Musharraf said, "Chief of Army St
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President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency in the country and promulgated a Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) holding the Constitution in abeyance on November 3. According to Daily Times, an official statement without using the word 'President' for Musharraf said, "Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf has imposed a state of emergency in the country and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order." Under the PCO, the Constitution would remain in abeyance. However, the Senate, National Assembly and the Assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan were not suspended. The local governments would also continue to work. The proclamation of emergency order reportedly cited "increasing interference by some members of judiciary" and increasing terrorist attacks as justifications. The emergency was imposed when the Supreme Court (SC) was hearing a petition challenging Musharraf's eligibility to contest presidential elections.
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November - 6 
On November 6, the eight-member full court of the Supreme Court (SC) set aside a court order against the state of emergency and the promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO), reports Daily Times. The full court, made up of the eight judges who took oath under the PCO, ruled that the
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On November 6, the eight-member full court of the Supreme Court (SC) set aside a court order against the state of emergency and the promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO), reports Daily Times. The full court, made up of the eight judges who took oath under the PCO, ruled that the previous order ruling the promulgation of emergency as unconstitutional would be nullified because President had proclaimed emergency and promulgated the PCO before it was passed. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administered oath to four new judges of the SC under the PCO. They included Justice Ijazul Hassan, Justice Muhammad Qaim Jan Khan, Justice Muhammad Moosa Leghari and Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Yousaf.
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November - 6 
Police released journalists arrested on November 5 while 49 lawyers taken into Saddar police custody were sent to prison for a month under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO). An Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) judge in Lahore sent 340 lawyers, also arrested on November 5, to jail on judicial
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Police released journalists arrested on November 5 while 49 lawyers taken into Saddar police custody were sent to prison for a month under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO). An Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) judge in Lahore sent 340 lawyers, also arrested on November 5, to jail on judicial remand till November 10. Government also continued its crackdown on political leaders across North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and arrested eight Pakistani Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders, two Awami National Party (ANP) leaders and dozens of other political activists.
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November - 7 
On November 7, Karachi police registered sedition cases against eight lawyers, including a woman, on charges of inciting people against the state of emergency. The lawyers had reportedly gone into hiding.
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On November 7, Karachi police registered sedition cases against eight lawyers, including a woman, on charges of inciting people against the state of emergency. The lawyers had reportedly gone into hiding.
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November - 8 
Government on November 8 charged three politicians and a trade union leader with treason for making speeches against Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule, reports Daily Times. The activists were formally charged with treason or sedition carrying a maximum sent
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Government on November 8 charged three politicians and a trade union leader with treason for making speeches against Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule, reports Daily Times. The activists were formally charged with treason or sedition carrying a maximum sentence of death. According to court officials, they were remanded in custody for two weeks by the Sindh High Court, two days after they were arrested for criticising Musharraf in addresses at the press club in Karachi. They were identified as Baloch nationalist leader Hasil Bizenjo, his party’s provincial chief Ayub Qureshi, the National Workers Party Vice President Yusuf Mustikhan and trade union leader Liaquat Sahi. Police and Bizenjo’s party spokesman Jan Buledi said that they were also accused of distributing pamphlets against the state of emergency declared by Musharraf.
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November - 9 
Daily Times reports that government amended the Army Act of 1952 and President General Pervez Musharraf would issue an ordinance allowing military courts to prosecute terrorists and any civilians suspected of terrorist or subversive activity on November 9 (today). The amendment would allow intellige
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Daily Times reports that government amended the Army Act of 1952 and President General Pervez Musharraf would issue an ordinance allowing military courts to prosecute terrorists and any civilians suspected of terrorist or subversive activity on November 9 (today). The amendment would allow intelligence agencies to apprehend any person suspected of terrorism. Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum addressing the Geo News channel said that some new clauses and offences were being added to the existing Army Act to provide legal cover to law enforcement agencies. He said the ordinance would allow law enforcement agencies to legally arrest and prosecute alleged terrorists without an arrest warrant. Qayyum added that the new ordinance was necessary and inevitable for protecting the sovereignty of the country, and it would be similar to the United States’ Patriot Act. The amendment in the Army Act is missing persons specific, the channel reported. It said that the Supreme Court had questioned the intelligence agencies’ legal authority to apprehend and detain people during the missing persons’ case and this ordinance sought to redress that. The channel said that following the enactment of this ordinance, people arrested and shifted to an unknown location would not have to be presented before any court of law. It reported that the families of missing persons could not ask the courts to force law enforcement agencies to produce suspected terrorists.
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November - 15 
The government has begun extradition proceedings for Rashid Rauf, a suspect in a terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger planes in Britain, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Pervez told AFP on November 15. The arrest by Pakistan of British national Rauf in August 2006 sp
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The government has begun extradition proceedings for Rashid Rauf, a suspect in a terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger planes in Britain, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Pervez told AFP on November 15. The arrest by Pakistan of British national Rauf in August 2006 sparked a worldwide security alert and arrests in Britain. “We have started the legal proceedings today for the extradition of Rashid Rauf. He is wanted by the British government… The extradition will be decided on by a court of law after the completion of the formalities,” the FIA director general said. “The proceedings will take a week to 10 days,” Pervez added
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November - 19 
The Supreme Court on November 19 dismissed all petitions - except one which does not appear to be of much significance - which had been filed before the proclamation of the state of emergency to challenge General Pervez Musharraf’s eligibility to contest the election for presidential term, according
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The Supreme Court on November 19 dismissed all petitions - except one which does not appear to be of much significance - which had been filed before the proclamation of the state of emergency to challenge General Pervez Musharraf’s eligibility to contest the election for presidential term, according to Dawn. These petitions were being heard earlier by an 11-judge bench, but most of its members stood deposed on November 3 after they refused to take the oath under the Provisional Constitution Order. The decision taken by a 10-member bench on November 19 leaves way for allowing the Election Commission to notify Gen. Musharraf’s re-election after the only pending petition is decided on November 22.
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November - 23 
Endorsing President Pervez Musharraf’s reasons such as rise in terrorism and judicial activism for imposing the state of emergency and suspending fundamental rights, the Supreme Court (SC) on November 23 validated all actions taken by him in his capacity as Chief of Army Staff, according to Dawn. Ho
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Endorsing President Pervez Musharraf’s reasons such as rise in terrorism and judicial activism for imposing the state of emergency and suspending fundamental rights, the Supreme Court (SC) on November 23 validated all actions taken by him in his capacity as Chief of Army Staff, according to Dawn. However, the court called for revoking the emergency rule at the earliest and ending the period of constitutional deviation. The order was announced by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, head of the seven-member SC bench, hearing identical petitions challenging the imposition of the state of emergency and the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO). The verdict is the first formal validation of the army chief’s action to impose emergency and govern through his own PCO.
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November - 24 
The Election Commission of Pakistan on November 24 formally confirmed President General Pervez Musharraf's October 6 election for another five-year term by sending the return of election to the Cabinet Division. "The Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq has sent the return
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The Election Commission of Pakistan on November 24 formally confirmed President General Pervez Musharraf's October 6 election for another five-year term by sending the return of election to the Cabinet Division. "The Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq has sent the return of presidential election to the Cabinet Division on Saturday," said the Commission's Secretary Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad while talking to The News. The details of the result of presidential election, he pointed out, had been sent to the Cabinet Division in the light of the Supreme Court judgment.
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December - 20 
A Pakistan-born architect convicted of plotting a "jihad" bombing campaign in Australia had his appeal dismissed on December 20, Dawn reported. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was sentenced to 20 years jail in August 2006 after a jury found him guilty of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Sydney. Lodhi
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A Pakistan-born architect convicted of plotting a "jihad" bombing campaign in Australia had his appeal dismissed on December 20, Dawn reported. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was sentenced to 20 years jail in August 2006 after a jury found him guilty of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Sydney. Lodhi was convicted of preparing for a terrorist act by seeking information about chemicals capable of making explosives. He was also found guilty of possessing a "terrorism manual" and of buying two maps of the Sydney electricity grid in preparation for a terrorist act.
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