2007 state of emergency in Pakistan

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The 2007 state of emergency in Pakistan was a period of suspended constitutional rule and intensified political crisis under President Pervez Musharraf, marked by curbs on the judiciary, media, and opposition.

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2007 state of emergency in Pakistan canonical 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political crisis ⓘ
state of emergency ⓘ
announcedOnMedium televised address ⓘ
arrestedGroup human rights activists ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ
opposition politicians ⓘ
bannedOrganizationOrGroup political rallies ⓘ
public demonstrations ⓘ
characterizedBy crackdown on political opposition ⓘ
curbs on independent judiciary ⓘ
dismissal of judges ⓘ
mass arrests ⓘ
postponement of elections ⓘ
restrictions on media ⓘ
suspension of fundamental rights ⓘ
constitutionalStatus suspension of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
declaredBy Pervez Musharraf ⓘ
endDate 2007-12-15 ⓘ
internationalReaction condemnation by European Union ⓘ
condemnation by United States ⓘ
criticism by human rights organizations ⓘ
legalEffect imposition of emergency rule ⓘ
requirement for judges to take new oath under PCO ⓘ
suspension of constitutional safeguards for judges ⓘ
legalInstrumentUsed Provisional Constitutional Order 2007 ⓘ
mediaRestrictionsAppliedTo independent news media ⓘ
private television channels ⓘ
notableMovementOpposing lawyers' movement in Pakistan ⓘ
numberOfJudgesRefusingOath dozens ⓘ
officeHeldByDeclarant Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Chief of Army Staff

President of Pakistan ⓘ
opposedBy Pakistan Muslim League (N) ⓘ
Pakistan Peoples Party ⓘ
partOf history of Pakistan under Musharraf ⓘ
politicalConsequence eventual resignation of Pervez Musharraf as president ⓘ
resignation of Pervez Musharraf as army chief ⓘ
weakening of Musharraf’s political position ⓘ
reasonGivenByGovernment judicial interference in executive authority ⓘ
rising militancy ⓘ
relatedTo 2007 Pakistani presidential election ⓘ
2008 Pakistani general election ⓘ
removedFromOffice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ⓘ
removedFromOfficePosition Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
replacedChiefJusticeWith Abdul Hameed Dogar ⓘ
shortName PCO 2007 ⓘ
startDate 2007-11-03 ⓘ
targetedInstitution Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
high courts of Pakistan ⓘ
triggerEvent pending Supreme Court verdict on Musharraf’s eligibility for presidency ⓘ

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Pervez Musharraf → introducedMeasure → 2007 state of emergency in Pakistan ⓘ
Pervez Musharraf → ordered → 2007 state of emergency in Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: Pervez