Constitution Amended
Clause (3) of Article 41 amended
Two-year bar on civil servants removed
High Court to be established in Islamabad
Age of High Court Judges reduced to 40 years
Judges who refused oath under PCO cease to hold office
President promulgates judges pensionary benefits order
President revokes PCO, Emergency
Judges take fresh oath under 1973 constitution
Validity of such actions can not be challenged in any court
One of us chairs a House of Representatives subcommittee tasked with oversight of
9,000 candidates to contest for 1070 parliamentary seats
CHRONOLOGY OF CRISIS
March 9: Musharraf suspends Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
July 10: Troops storm Red Mosque
July 20: Supreme Court reinstates Chief Justice Chaudhry
July 27: Musharraf meets former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in
Sept 10: Former PM Nawaz Sharif is arrested at Islamabad airport and deported to Saudi Arabia
Oct 19: Suicide bomber tries to assassinate Bhutto in
Nov 2: Supreme Court reconvenes to decide if Musharraf was eligible to stand for re-election while army chief
Nov 3: Musharraf imposes emergency rule
Nov 15: Musharraf appoints Senate chairman Mohammadmian Soomro as caretaker PM
Nov 25: Sharif returns from exile
Nov 28: Musharraf hands over army command to General Ashfaq Kayani
Nov 29: Musharraf sworn in as civilian President
Dec 15: Musharraf lifts state of emergency and restores constitution
Declaration by Ambassadors
Former Ambassadors demand immediate restoration of judges
Neutral caretaker set ups demanded
Reconstitution of Election Commission key to fair elections
All persons imprisoned or detained under emergency must be released
Restrictions imposed on media should be removed
Former Ambassadors demand accountability of holders of public office
Atta Crisis
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