Lawyers movement Nawaz Sharif

sharif , zardari supported reinstatement of judges suspended musharraf in march 2007. musharraf had dismissed 60 judges under state of emergency , chief justice iftikhar chaudhry in failed bid remain in power. sharif had championed cause of judges since dismissal. new government succeeded musharraf had campaigned on reinstatement had failed restore judges . led collapse of coalition government in late 2008 due zardari s erstwhile refusal reinstate sacked judge. zardari feared chaudhry undo edicts instated musharraf including amnesty had received corruption charges.

long march led nawaz sharif moving through ferozepur road, lahore.

on 25 february 2009, supreme court disqualified nawaz sharif , shahbaz sharif, chief minister of punjab, holding public office. zardari dismissed provincial legislature , declared president s rule in punjab. lawyers , citizen s groups in pakistan, civil activists, , coalition of political parties planning take streets in protest march started on 13 march 2009. zardari attempted place sharif under house arrest on 15 march 2009, provincial police disappeared same day house after angry crowd gathered outside. punjab police decision free sharif confinement in response army command. sharif, large contingent of suvs, began leading march islamabad ended march in gujranwala. in televised morning speech on 16 march 2009, prime minister yusuf raza gilani promised reinstate iftikhar chaudhry after pressure pakistan s army, american , british envoys, , internal protests. ppp made secret agreement restore pml(n) government in punjab. sharif called off long march . ppp-led government continued survive.

a senior pml(n) leader had said 95% of members of pml(n) against becoming part of lawyers movement, after sc verdict, pml(n) had no other choice opt support movement.