{"id":618,"date":"2008-07-29T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-29T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/2008\/07\/29\/thousands-greet-deposed-pakistani-judge-police\/"},"modified":"2008-07-29T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-29T15:49:00","slug":"thousands-greet-deposed-pakistani-judge-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/lawyersmovement\/thousands-greet-deposed-pakistani-judge-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands greet deposed Pakistani judge: police."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>KARACHI (AFP) \u2014 Thousands of lawyers and workers chanting slogans against President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday greeted Pakistan’s deposed chief justice on his arrival in Karachi, police and witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was among dozens of judges fired by Musharraf in November under emergency rule.<\/p>\n

It was Chaudhry’s first visit to Karachi since a lawyers movement began in March last year pushing for the judges to be restored. He will meet lawyers and address a gathering there at a hotel later Tuesday.<\/p>\n

More than 5,000 supporters welcomed Chaudhry, said police officer Mohammad Nauman.<\/p>\n

“More than 1,000 policemen were deployed to man security in the city today,” senior police officer Babar Khattak, told AFP, adding that the forces included paramilitary rangers.<\/p>\n

Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999 while he was army chief, ousted Chaudhry in March 2007, sparking large and often violent protests by lawyers.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court later quashed Chaudhry’s suspension. But Musharraf struck back in November, imposing a state of emergency and finally deposing the judge and other senior colleagues.<\/p>\n

New prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani freed Chaudhry from house arrest in March, a month after defeating Musharraf’s allies in elections, but the coalition government has been unable to agree on how to restore the judges.<\/p>\n

Chaudhry tried to visit Karachi in May 2007, but fierce clashes erupted between Musharraf’s supporters and opponents, leaving more than 40 people dead.<\/p>\n

Chaudhry was forced return to Islamabad.<\/p>\n

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