Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, supreme Court of Pakistan, is the man who triggered the movement against President Pervez Musharraf in 1007, was placed under house arrest. He thanked his supporters after Yousaf Raza Gilani, elected by Parliament as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan freed all judges detained by Pervez Musharraf.
Supreme Court directive
The Supreme Court on March 1, 2006 directed the government to block Internet sites displaying the Muhammad cartoons and called for an explanation from authorities as to why these sites had not been blocked earlier.[1] A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, summoned the country's Attorney General as well as senior communication ministry officials on March 13 to give a report of "concrete measures for implementation of the court's order".
On March 2, 2006, in pursuant to a Petition filed by Dr. Mohammed Imram Uppal under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Supreme Court sitting en banc ordered the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and other government departments to adopt measures for blocking websites showing blasphemous content. The Court also ordered Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Kahn to explore laws which would enable blocking objectionable websites. In announcing his decision, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said, "We will not accept any excuse or technical objection on this issue because it relates to the sentiments of the entire Muslim world. All authorities concerned will have to appear in the Court on the next hearing with reports of concrete measures taken to implement our order," which was scheduled on March 13, 2006.
References
- ↑ Waqar, Ali. "Pakistan recognises Islamic Emirate of Waziristan?", Daily Times, September 19, 2006.
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