Musharraf Declares Emergency Rule

    • Official statement: "I fear that if timely action is not taken, then God forbid there is a threat to Pakistan's sovereignty, I cannot allow this country to commit suicide."
    • Musharraf's re-election was to be officially challenged before the Pakistan Supreme Court in December, 2007
    • Will delay planned January, 2008 Parliamentary elections
    • Move went against protest from The United States, who will likely continue to grant aid to the nation
    • Musharraf seized power in a 1999 military coup
    • Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry removed from power
    • Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto called for protests of what she deemed "martial law"
  • November 3, 2007: One month after his controversial re-election, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in that nation. On November 29, Musharraf, promised to lift a state of emergency on December 16, reducing the risk opposition parties will boycott the January 8, 2008, nationwide parliamentary elections.

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