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Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is accused of misusing his influence to get his son jobs and promotions, according to details released for the first time Wednesday. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suspended ...

The constitutional crisis in Pakistan over President Pervez Musharraf's suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry deepened Monday with the resignation of seven of the country's judges, including a top judge in...

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers in business suits clashed with police Saturday, throwing rocks after riot police fired teargas to disrupt a gathering to protest the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry . The clash took...

The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan Friday removed all restrictions on the liberty of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry , suspended for misconduct last week by President Pervez Musharraf ....

Lawyers boycotted courts across Pakistan Wednesday for a third day in a continued effort to protest Friday's suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for unspecified misconduct. The nationwide strike by Pakistani lawyers was coupled with rallies...

Pakistan's Supreme Judicial Council held a hearing Tuesday on the alleged misconduct of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as Pakistanis protested in the streets and lawyers boycotted courts across the country. Pakistani President Pervez...

JURIST Guest Columnist Moeen Cheema, professor of Law & Policy at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan, says that the suspension of Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by President Pervez Musharraf shows that the country's military...

Twenty Pakistani lawyers were injured by riot police Monday as protests against last week's suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry continued. More than 3,000 lawyers gathered outside the Lahore High Court ...

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers boycotted courts Saturday to protest Friday's suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for unspecified misconduct. An estimated 200 lawyers burned images of President Pervez Musharraf in Karachi. Amir...

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday "after receiving numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the Chief...