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‎Long marches

Jyoti: /* Drag his body, hang for 3 days if...: Court */

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‎Drag his body, hang for 3 days if...: Court

Jyoti: /* 2022 */

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‎2022

Jyoti: /* System of government, elections: 1947-2017 */

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‎System of government, elections: 1947-2017

Jyoti: /* Tenures of PMs of Pakistan */

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‎Tenures of PMs of Pakistan

Jyoti: /* Prime Ministers: no. of years held in office, 1947- 2018 */

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‎Prime Ministers: no. of years held in office, 1947- 2018

Jyoti: /* 2022 */

2022-04-16T05:59:43Z

‎2022

Jyoti: /* 2019 */

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‎2019

Jyoti: /* Taking cue from army, Imran govt throws weight behind Musharraf */

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‎Taking cue from army, Imran govt throws weight behind Musharraf

Jyoti: /* Musharraf gets death penalty in treason case */

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‎Musharraf gets death penalty in treason case

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 In February-March 2022, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of the PPP began his “Awami March” against Imran, a 10-day protest that moved through 34 cities before finally culminating in Islamabad.
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 The Pakistan government said that it will move to the Supreme Judicial Council to unseat the “mentally unfit” head of the tribunal.
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 The army chief usually serves a three-year term. Since the role was established in 1972, only one general has had his term extended by a civilian government.
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	Coming from a conservative Muslim family , Zia is criticized by Pakistani commentators as a man with a `very today looking vision' and a shallow understanding of Islam.Zia introduced medieval era laws that included jailing of rape victims, making headscarf mandatory for news readers and use of public flogging as a judicial punishment. The 1979 USSR invasion of Afghanistan coincided with Zia's regime and Pakistan became crucial to US efforts to counter communism in the region. Pakistan was used by the US as a platform to support Islamic jihad against the `atheist' Soviets.Osama-bin-Laden was also among the jihadis supported by the Americans. The 2001 War on Terror also coincided with Pervez Musharraf 's rule when Pakistan became a major US ally . Ironically, America has helped Pakistan more when it is under military rule.		Coming from a conservative Muslim family , Zia is criticized by Pakistani commentators as a man with a `very today looking vision' and a shallow understanding of Islam.Zia introduced medieval era laws that included jailing of rape victims, making headscarf mandatory for news readers and use of public flogging as a judicial punishment. The 1979 USSR invasion of Afghanistan coincided with Zia's regime and Pakistan became crucial to US efforts to counter communism in the region. Pakistan was used by the US as a platform to support Islamic jihad against the `atheist' Soviets.Osama-bin-Laden was also among the jihadis supported by the Americans. The 2001 War on Terror also coincided with Pervez Musharraf 's rule when Pakistan became a major US ally . Ironically, America has helped Pakistan more when it is under military rule.
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		+	=Long marches=
		+	==1969-2020==
		+	[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-short-history-pakistan-long-marches-7937942/?utm_source=newzmate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=explained&utm_content=6386461&pnespid=GrgmqkJYt3pJmlLN5ZfJGUJEpwknmedl91tQAq8KPc7KmWdhUtidNJjQ56BPppO1O2.._Ygr Raghu Malhotra, May 27, 2022: ''The Indian Express'']
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		+	Here’s a look at some significant “long marches” in Pakistan’s history.
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		+	''' Early political protests '''
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		+	* Popular protests and demonstrations are not a new phenomenon in Pakistan. In 1968, one of the first mass uprisings — which included 10-15 million students and workers — erupted against the regime of the military dictator Ayub Khan. Facing immense pressure, Ayub Khan was forced to resign in 1969.
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		+	* In 1977, an important demonstration was launched by the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA), which sought the removal of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. It eventually resulted in the removal of Bhutto by a military coup, under the orders of General Zia ul-Haq.
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		+	* The first major protest in Islamabad took place in July 1980. Dawn reported that demonstrators from Pakistan’s minority Shia community, led by Mufti Jaafar Hussain, besieged the federal secretariat in response to the implementation of the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance by Zia’s government.
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		+	They were protesting against the “enforced deduction” of zakat (religious charity/ tax), and eventually the dictator succumbed to their demands and excluded Shias from the tax.
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		+	''' Lawyers’ marches: 2007-09 '''
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		+	On 9 March 2007, General Pervez Musharraf unconstitutionally suspended the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. This resulted in the first long march to Islamabad, with Justice Chaudhary and lawyer leaders demanding his reinstatement.
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		+	Chaudhry’s suspension led to fierce opposition from the lawyer community who organized the Adliya Bachao Tehreek (Save the Judiciary Movement), with around 80,000 lawyers joining hands to demand the reinstatement of Chaudhry and the restoration of judicial independence.
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		+	While Chaudhry was reinstated following the protests, in November 2007 Musharraf imposed an emergency in the country and the Chief Justice was removed once more, along with 60 other judges.
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		+	This was not the end of the movement. In June 2008, the lawyer community once again hit the road in a long march to Islamabad. The purpose of the four-day march was to demand the resignation of Musharraf and the reinstatement of the 60 other judges who were deposed during the 2007 Emergency rule. The lawyers were joined by political activists and civil society organisations; an estimated 500,000 people took part in the movement.
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		+	The movement also shaped the political landscape of Pakistan. The 2008 elections saw the resurgence of the two major parties, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). In the wake of mass discontent, Musharraf resigned the following year.
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		+	The new government led by the PPP, and with Asif Ali Zardari as President, did not reinstate the judges, however. The lawyers started their protest again in 2009, culminating in a nationwide long march to Islamabad. This protest was led by Nawaz Sharif, whose party, the PML-N had withdrawn from the government.
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		+	The march ended in Gujranwala, before it could reach the capital, after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced that Chaudhry and the 60 other judges would be reinstated in their positions.
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		+	''' 2014 Azadi March '''
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		+	On August 14, Pakistan’s 67th Independence Day, Imran Khan’s PTI launched the Azadi March. The massive rallies that began from Lahore and ended in Islamabad were driven by accusations that the PML(N) had rigged the general election in May 2013.
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		+	The movement, which demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sharif, lasted for a record 126 days and received non-stop media coverage. The protest was not restricted to PTI party workers, it included substantial participation of women, students, and the Pakistani masses. More than a million people are said to have taken part in the Azadi March.
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		+	Imran’s popularity surged on the support of the youth, who were disillusioned with the existing political system. He was joined by the cleric Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri, who had led protests in January 2013 against Zardari. Qadri, who usually resided in Canada, formed an informal alliance with Imran for the 2014 protests.
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		+	On December 17, 2014, a day after the horrific terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar by the Pakistan Taliban, in which almost 150 people were killed, the Azadi March was called off.
		+	The 2014 long march was striking due to its extended duration and mass participation. It propelled Imran’s political career, and ultimately led to him becoming Prime Minister with the Army’s backing in August 2018.
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		+	''' Imran Khan’s struggles '''
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		+	In 2019, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) held his own long march against Imran, with tens of thousands of his male supporters descending on Islamabad. The protesters demanded Imran’s resignation due to the country’s growing economic crisis. The protest however, lasted for only two weeks, and Imran continued to hold on to his seat.
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		+	This would be the beginning of Imran’s political crisis. In October 2020, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PMD), an alliance of 11 opposition parties, launched their own anti-government demonstration in Gujranwala.
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		+	In February-March 2022, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of the PPP began his “Awami March” against Imran, a 10-day protest that moved through 34 cities before finally culminating in Islamabad.
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	=The minorities=		=The minorities=

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	''Number of years for which Prime Ministers of Pakistan held the office, 1947-2018''		''Number of years for which Prime Ministers of Pakistan held the office, 1947-2018''
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		+	===Tenures of PMs of Pakistan===
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	With the powerful Pakistan army publicly backing Musharraf after he was sentenced, PM Imran Khan discussed the issue with his top party aides on Wednesday. Geo News reported that PM Khan convened an emergency meeting of the ruling PTI’s core committee to discuss the sentencing. Following the sentencing the army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had said that due legal process seemed to have been ignored during the case. Alarmed by the military’s public statement, PM Khan deployed two of his trusted aides to assure the army to say that the government would defend the self-exiled, ailing ex-president during the hearing of an appeal to be filed on his behalf.		With the powerful Pakistan army publicly backing Musharraf after he was sentenced, PM Imran Khan discussed the issue with his top party aides on Wednesday. Geo News reported that PM Khan convened an emergency meeting of the ruling PTI’s core committee to discuss the sentencing. Following the sentencing the army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had said that due legal process seemed to have been ignored during the case. Alarmed by the military’s public statement, PM Khan deployed two of his trusted aides to assure the army to say that the government would defend the self-exiled, ailing ex-president during the hearing of an appeal to be filed on his behalf.
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		+	=== Drag his body, hang for 3 days if...: Court ===
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F12%2F20&entity=Ar02215&sk=784218D9&mode=text Omer Farooq Khan, Dec 20, 2019 ''Times of India'']
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		+	A special court in Pakistan that awarded death sentence to former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf for high treason said in its detailed judgment uploaded on Thursday that if the former army chief was found dead before the execution, his corpse should be dragged to the D-Chowk in Islamabad and hanged for three days.
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		+	A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar high court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, had on Tuesday sentenced Musharraf to death for high treason over his imposition of emergency rule in the country in November 2007. Musharraf (76) is currently in Dubai undergoing medical treatment.
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		+	“We direct the law enforcement agencies to strive their level best to apprehend the fugitive/convict to ensure that the punishment is inflicted as per law and if found dead (before execution), his corpse be dragged to the DChowk, Islamabad, Pakistan, and be hanged for 03 days,” read the 167-page judgment.
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		+	Reacting over the detailed judgement, Pakistan army’s spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said that reservations of the armed forces on the verdict stand true. “The words used in the written order are beyond humanity, religion, culture and any other values.”
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		+	'''Imran govt wants removal of ‘mentally unfit’ judge'''
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		+	The Pakistan government said that it will move to the Supreme Judicial Council to unseat the “mentally unfit” head of the tribunal.

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	The special court — comprising Justice Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court — announced the verdict it had reserved on November 19, the Dawn newspaper reported.		The special court — comprising Justice Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court — announced the verdict it had reserved on November 19, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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		+	=== Taking cue from army, Imran govt throws weight behind Musharraf===
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F12%2F19&entity=Ar02010&sk=4B2C1B55&mode=text Omer Farooq Khan, Dec 19, 2019 ''Times of India'']
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		+	The Pakistan government, led by PM Imran Khan, has said former president General Pervez Musharraf was not given a “fair trial” as a special court had sentenced him to death in absentia in the high treason case.
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		+	“President Musharraf was neither allowed to produce evidence nor given a chance to record his statement under Article 342 of the constitution by the court,” attorney general Anwar Mansoor Khan said at a Tuesday night press conference in Islamabad. He said his comments should not be construed as supporting or favouring an individual. “I am only describing the legal aspects of the case,” he said.
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		+	In Musharraf’s case, AG Khan said, the requirements for a fair trial were not fulfilled and the verdict was illegal. “He was neither given an opportunity to present his testimony nor witnesses. His request to record his statement through video link or before a commission was also turned down by the judge,” the AG said. If Gen Musharraf, Khan argued, had been given a chance to record his statement and present his witnesses, he might have come up with “logical” arguments in support of declaring a state of emergency in 2007.
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		+	The AG also questioned why the verdict was announced “in haste”. “The trial was conducted in absentia, which is not a matter of routine,” he said.
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		+	With the powerful Pakistan army publicly backing Musharraf after he was sentenced, PM Imran Khan discussed the issue with his top party aides on Wednesday. Geo News reported that PM Khan convened an emergency meeting of the ruling PTI’s core committee to discuss the sentencing. Following the sentencing the army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had said that due legal process seemed to have been ignored during the case. Alarmed by the military’s public statement, PM Khan deployed two of his trusted aides to assure the army to say that the government would defend the self-exiled, ailing ex-president during the hearing of an appeal to be filed on his behalf.

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