Pakistan remembers '07 martial law as 'Black Day'

Wed Nov 4, 2009

Pakistani journalists have marked the former President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency in late 2007 as a "Black Day" for the Pakistani media.

The opposition lawmakers in the lower house of parliament wore black bands on Tuesday to observe the "Black Day."

Musharraf declared martial law on November 3, 2007, before dismissing the Supreme Court judges and detaining thousands of civilians.

Several radio stations and independent channels went off air following the declaration of a state of emergency, which preceded the suspension of the country's constitution.

Musharraf has been living in London for more than four months. The opposition parties and journalists want the former president to be tried for treason and have accused the government of dragging its feet on the issue.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/110457.html.