Lawyers shout slogans against Pervez Musharraf outside the Karachi Bar Association on July 31, 2009, after the Pakistan Supreme Court ruled the former president trampled the constitution when he imposed emergency rule two years ago and all actions taken by him then were illegal. Lawyers and politicians welcomed Friday's judgment, delivered by a panel of 14 judges, as a landmark ruling that would deter future power grabs by Pakistani generals. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Lawyers shout slogans against Pervez Musharraf outside the Karachi Bar Association on July 31, 2009, after the Pakistan Supreme Court ruled the former president trampled the constitution when he imposed emergency rule two years ago and all actions taken by him then were illegal. Lawyers and politicians welcomed Friday's judgment, delivered by a panel of 14 judges, as a landmark ruling that would deter future power grabs by Pakistani generals.

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  1. Pakistan Peoples Party supporters are lit aflame while burning an effigy of former President Pervez Musharraf outside party offices in Lahore November 12, 2009. The man (C), who was slightly injured, tore off his shirt to avoid further burns.

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  2. Pakistan Peoples Party supporters are lit aflame while burning an effigy of former President Pervez Musharraf outside party offices in Lahore November 12, 2009. The man (C), who was slightly injured, tore off his shirt to avoid further burns.
  3. A Pakistan Peoples Party supporter is lit aflame while fuelling an effigy of former President Pervez Musharraf outside party offices in Lahore November 12, 2009. The man, who was slightly injured, tore off his shirt to avoid further burns.
  4. Supporters of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif who had been sacked and arrested by Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf, burn an effigy of Musharraf in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
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  6. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  7. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  8. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  9. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  10. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party beat an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf with their shoes during a march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  11. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of former president general Pervez Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
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