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Arrests harassment marks the second day after imposition of emergency Thousands of lawyers, about 60 Judges of the Supreme Court and the four High Courts and hundreds of Human Rights Activists were detained and house arrested after the state of emergency imposed in Pakistan by the President Gen. Pervez Musharaf on November 3, 2007 (Saturday). On November 4, 2007 (Sunday) the police raided at the office of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan situated at Tipu Block, New Garden Town Lahore and arrested around 55 Human Rights Activists including Dr. Mubashir Hassan (Former Finance Minister), Mr. I.A Rehman (Director HRCP), Mr. Mehboob Ahmed Khan (HRCP), Ms. Deep, Ms. Saleema Hashmi (Veteran painter and artist), Mr. Irfan Barkat (NCJP), Mr. Nadeem Anthony (AGHS), Ms. Shahtaj Qizalbash (AGHS), Mr. Iqbal Haider (Former Law Minister), Mr. Imtiaz Alam (Veteran journalist), Ms. Amna Sharif, Mr. Naseer Bhutta, Ms. Gulnar and Ms. Iram Afshar. The authorities promised their released on November 5th after they were made to sign a declaration, however their release was uncertain till 4.00 p.m. Update 54 senior HR activists detained yesterday, charged of holding 'illegal assembly' and interfering with public officers under the Criminal Procedure Code, taken into 'preventative detention' under Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, were remanded to Kotlakhpat Jail Lahore this evening. They are supposed to be produced before a Magistrate on Nov. 6th (tomorrow). The meeting that was found objectionable was held at the secretariat of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Today, the Public Prosecutor made himself absent from the court of the Magistrate when the detainees were produced therefore initial inquiry could not be proceed. Background The emergency imposed by Chief of Army, General Musharraf leads back to March 2007, when he suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan on the allegations of abuse of power. However Iftakhar Mohammad Chaudhry (Chief Justice of Pakistan) denied the allegations. He was supported by the lawyers, opposition parties, civil society and human rights organizations, which resulted into massive protests all over the country. The Supreme Court restored Chief Justice Iftkhar Mohammad Chaudhry on July 20, 2007. The reasons of imposing emergency were stated as follows: ?Attacks on the state infrastructure, security agencies Following allegations were leveled against Judiciary: ?Affecting war against terrorism, economic growth ?Weakening government writ ?Demoralizing police, hampering intelligence agencies ?Release of some militants by court orders ?Judges overstepping their authority ?Supreme Judicial Counsel made irrelevant ?Judges humiliating government officials in the court The declaration of emergency rule came at a time when Supreme Court was hearing a crucial case on the eligibility of general Musharraf as the candidate of president. He had been elected President in an election but Supreme Court had stayed the result of Presidential election till the decision on his contested eligibility. The Chief Justice and his colleagues were also hearing cases against government officials and were perusing the cases of missing people allegedly detained by intelligence agencies. However, seven judges of the Supreme Court overturned the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) and restrained the Chief of Army Staff, Corps Commanders, Staff officers and civil and military officers from acting under PCO before they were sent home on November 3rd, 2007. Hope 4 Light team Ata ur Rehman Saman Javed David Malvin Mall Akram John Mrs fardous Ilein Javed Iffat Mall Shaheen Boota Mrs Alexandar