In March, he sacked the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, probably because Chaudhry objected to Musharraf’s seeking a constitutionally questionable third term as president. It proved to be the tipping point, triggering waves of protests by lawyers and other groups in Pakistan’s main cities.
最高法院首席法官乔杜里反对穆沙拉夫寻求第三度担任总统。这一连任在宪法上存有争议。今年三月，穆沙拉夫大概因此而解除了他的职务。这一解职成为转折点，引发了律师和其他团体在巴基斯坦主要城市的街道上抗议浪潮。公众无法通过投票将穆沙拉夫赶下台，于是就上街。民意调查显示穆沙拉夫的支持率下降到了总人口的三分之一，而三分之二的人反对他再度寻求连任总统。