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A state of emergency was declared by President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on 3 November 2007 which lasted until 15 December 2007, during which the Constitution of Pakistan was suspended. [1] [2] When the state of emergency was declared, Musharraf controversially held both positions of President and Chief of Army Staff.
[50]: 185–185 On 14 October 1999, Musharraf appeared on television to declare a state of emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order that ultimately suspended the writ of the Constitution of Pakistan and dissolved the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies, although they left Muhammad Rafiq Tarar in office as President.
On 31 July 2009, after hearing constitutional petitions concerning PCO judges, the appointment of judges, and the steps taken in declaring the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency, the Pakistan Supreme Court decided the declaration of emergency rule by Musharraf to be unconstitutional under Article 279 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The 2007 impeachment proceedings, which led to the imposition of emergency rule, were based upon the provisions prohibiting the President of Pakistan from holding "an office of profit" from the Pakistan Government. [citation needed] Pakistan's ruling coalition, on August 16, gave Musharraf a Tuesday, August 19 deadline to resign.
On 3 November 2007, Musharraf declared emergency rule across Pakistan. [202] [203] He suspended the Constitution, imposed a state of emergency, and fired the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court again. [204] In Islamabad, troops entered the Supreme Court building, arrested the judges and kept them detained in their homes. [203]
The president of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The complete list of presidents of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office of president following the proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956. There have been a total of 13 presidents. The first president was Iskander Ali Mirza who ...
The first Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) was declared on March 24, 1981, by then-President and Chief of Army Staff General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. [3] Under this new order, the senior justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan were asked to take an oath of office under the provisions set by the PCO. [3]
General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. [1] [2]On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initially postponed indefinitely. [3]