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Civil society, AJI stage protest rally

* Demand deposed judges’ restoration

ISLAMABAD: Members of the civil society and Awami Jamhoori Ittehad (AJI) on Friday staged a protest demonstration at Aabpara to press the government to restore the deposed judges and free the lawyers put under house arrest.

They gathered at the Aabpara intersection and demanded President Pervez Musharraf restore judiciary and resign from his office as he had failed to protect the interests of common man. They also burnt an effigy of President Musharraf to express their anger over the skyrocketing prices of commodities.

They said the government was indifferent to the brutality of police against the peaceful protestors in the federal capital. The protestors raised anti-government slogans and expressed their distrust in the policies of the last government.

They demanded the world think tanks to help restore democracy in the country. They said there was no rule of law in the country as a few big wigs had taken the country hostage. They said as long as the superior courts would not be allowed to work according to the law no efforts of the government could bear fruits. Civil society representatives Dr Farzana Bari, Asim Sajjad and AJI Convener Jamil Abbasi addressed the protestors. staff report

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