Last November, Musharraf effectively declared war on both the bar and the judiciary, dismissing all judges who refused to recognize his declaration of a state of emergency, purportedly aimed at protecting the nation from terrorists. The seven-member Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikar Mohammad Chaudhry, countered by issuing an order barring the government from proclaiming emergency rule.
去年11月，穆沙拉夫将所有拒绝同意他宣布紧急状态（据称是为了保护国家免受恐怖分子袭击）的法官解职，相当于对律师界和司法界同时宣战。由七名成员组成的最高法院在首席法官伊夫提哈尔·默罕默德·乔杜里的领导下做出反击，颁布命令禁止政府宣布紧急状态。