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Emergency rule in Pakistan

: President General Pervez Musharraf addresses the nation declaring a state of emergency
November 3 2007: The president, General Pervez Musharraf, addresses the nation and declares a state of emergency Photograph: Pakistan Television/AP
People listen to a televised speech by general Pervez Musharraf in Lahore
November 3 2007: People listen to a televised speech by Gen Musharraf in Lahore Photograph: K M Chaudary/AP
Police block entrances to parliament and the supreme court
November 3 2007: Police block entrances to parliament and the supreme court after Gen Musharraf proclaimed a state of emergency Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
Prime minister Shaukat Aziz
November 4 2007: The prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, gestures during a press conference in Islamabad. Mr Aziz said the extraordinary measures would remain in place 'as long as it is necessary' and that parliamentary elections, which had been due by January, could be delayed by up to a year Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP
An armoured car parked in front of the presidential palace in Islamabad
November 4 2007: An armoured car parked in front of the presidential palace in Islamabad Photograph: B K Bangash/AP
Police stand outside the presidential palace in Islamabad
November 4 2007: Police outside the presidential palace in Islamabad Photograph: Warrick Page/Getty
Police gather to confront anti-government protesters in Islamabad
November 4 2007: Police gather to confront anti-government protesters in Islamabad Photograph: John Moore/Getty
Rangers take positions around parliament and the supreme court in Islamabad
November 5 2007: Rangers take positions around parliament and the supreme court in Islamabad Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
Police arrest human rights activists
November 4 2007: Police arrest human rights activists trying to march towards ousted chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's residence Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP
Civil rights activists hold a Pakistani flag at an anti-government protest in Islamabad
November 4 2007: Civil rights activists hold a Pakistani flag at an anti-government protest in Islamabad Photograph: Warrick Page/Getty
Policemen arrest a civil rights activist
November 4 2007: Police arrest a civil rights activist who was trying to march towards ousted chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's residence in Islamabad Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP
Army paratroopers patrol the Islamabad
November 4 2007: Army paratroopers patrol Islamabad Photograph: Warrick Page/Getty
A paramilitary soldier stands on a roadside in Quetta
November 4 2007: A paramilitary soldier stands on a roadside in Quetta Photograph: Banaras Khan/AFP
People read newspapers in Islamabad a day after the president declared a state of emergency
November 4 2007: People read newspapers in Islamabad one day after the president declared a state of emergency Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP
Lawyers shout anti-Musharraf slogans
November 5 2007: Lawyers shout anti-Musharraf slogans during a demonstration in Islamabad. Several lawyers were wounded and dozens more arrested as protests erupted outside courtrooms in a number of cities, in the first major display of public anger since Gen Musharraf declared a state of emergency Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP
Police officers prepare to block lawyers from marching to the supreme court in protest against emergency rule
November 5 2007: Police prepare to block lawyers from marching to the supreme court in protest against emergency rule Photograph: John Moore/Getty
Lawyers rally against the declaration of a state of emergency in Islamabad
November 5 2007: Lawyers in Islamabad rally against the declaration of a state of emergency Photograph: B K Bangash/AP
Police clash with lawyers at Lahore high court
November 5 2007: Police clash with lawyers at Lahore's high court Photograph: K M Chaudary/AP
Riot police beat a lawyer during a protest in Lahore
November 5 2007: Riot police beat a lawyer during a protest in Lahore Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP
A photographer takes picture of burning tyres set alight by protesters in Islamabad
November 5 2007: A photographer takes a picture of burning tyres set alight by protesters in Islamabad Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP
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