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| '''Ali Ahmad Kurd''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|على احمد كُرد}}}}), is a ] |
'''Ali Ahmad Kurd''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|على احمد كُرد}}}}), is a ] lawyer who has served as President of the ] and is prominent in the ] in that country. He opposed the military regime of General ]. | ||
| He is known for his aggressive speeches and outspoken attitude towards the military regime of General Pervaiz Musharraf. He served as a lawyer on lead counsel for the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Mr ] in the reference filed against him by General ]. Along with the CJP and other lawyers in his defence team, Mr Kurd has been addressing the Pakistani nation on the issue of judicial independence in various bar councils. | |||
| His speech during the seminar in the Supreme Court in Islamabad on "Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence" invoked the displeasure of the army and General Musharraf's government for its aggressive tone. Soon after this seminar, the government forbade the electronic media to cover any more bar council addresses by the ] and his lawyers. Then on 3 June 2007 a ] "Pemra Ordinance 2007" was enacted that aimed to ] the electronic media. Due to domestic and international pressure the government was forced to withdraw the PEMRA ordinance. However, there was a ban on broadcasting the visit of Chief Justice to bar associations across the country. | |||
| Mr Kurd's addresses to the bar councils (below) are of historic significance. No one in Pakistan's history has addressed a military ruler or the army in such a belligerent tone on live TV. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (president of ruling PML-Q) added to controversy by stating that those who raises slogans against the Pakistan army should be shot. | |||
| == Arrest == | == Arrest == | ||
| Kurd was arrested on 29 April 2007 in Quetta on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of ] a year earlier. |
Kurd was arrested on 29 April 2007 in ] on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of ] a year earlier. He was released after protests from lawyers.<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C29%5Cstory_29-4-2007_pg7_47 |title=Lawyers denounce Kurd's arrest |newspaper=Daily Times |location=Pakistan |date=9 December 2007}}</ref> | ||
| After the imposition of emergency in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Kurd was again arrested along with the other prominent leaders of the lawyers movement. | |||
| ⚫ | After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 |
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| == Address to Peshawar High Court Bar on 21 April 2007 == | |||
| "He is not a man who has no passion, and that passion is useless that does not challenge general ]. Enough of this fooling around! Enough of this fooling around! Today a man on the basis of his arrogance! Today a man on the basis of his haughtiness has dared to challenge the Chief Justice of Pakistan. If you are men you'll stay in the battlefield and not turn your back." | |||
| {{cquote|Today, ] has again said that no reference (against ]) will be withdrawn. When did we ask you to withdraw the reference? We say it is a war! It is a war! If you (Pervez Musharraf) are in your uniform, then so are we (the lawyers). Come fight us! Come fight us! No power in this world can defend this reference.<ref name="res1"></ref>|}} | |||
| == Address to Supreme Court Bar on 26 May 2007 == | |||
| {{cquote|Long ago, we said ... we said to that man (Pervez Musharraf) beware . The battle that you started by manhandling the Chief Justice of Pakistan, by assaulting the constitution ...... this battle is not any ordinary battle. It is a battle between two uniforms. And we also said that be careful, 150 million people of Pakistan are neither anyone's fiefdom, nor anyone's slaves. | |||
| The people of Pakistan are no one's property nor are they slaves! ("In Urdu, Pakistan kay awam na kisi kay baap ki jaagir hein na ghulaam hein") This is the voice! This is that nation! These are the sons and citizens of this land! Today their valor and their courage! You and your disciple generals, do you have this courage, this power? You and those generals who were not ashamed to imprison a man (in the army headquarters) for 5 hours! | |||
| This is our declaration, we declare, we don't recognize this man, we don't recognize his throne (referring to General Pervaiz Musharraf) | |||
| While talking to you in the life, living, breathing, independent, my head is held high; by God, even if I am beheaded you'd still hear my voice from my grave that I don't recognize this man, I don't recognize this throne (referring to General Pervaiz Musharraf) | |||
| Don't dare to come in front of us. For you, we got fire in our eyes, and hatred in our hearts! By God if anyone goes against us, this is a war, beware, it will be our hand and your neck! | |||
| What does a man want? All he wants is to make his bread and butter with dignity; he wants the right to say proudly this land is his land; a right to say he is not a slave in his own country.<ref name="res1"></ref>|}} | |||
| == Address to Multan High Court Bar on 24 June 2007== | |||
| {{cquote|Mr Kurd stated that ISI and MI have become symbols and tools of state terror in the hands of the military government (against the citizens of Pakistan).furthermore,he stated that Musharaf is using agencies to frighten the lawyers In account to this,the firing was made to his anf Munir A Malik Home.To put his word to an end , he said if they won the movement they will give gurantiy to every citizen to get justice otherwise they will offer their blood to the nation.<ref name="res1" />|}} | |||
| ==Ali Ahmad Kurd Speaks After CJP Reinstatement== | |||
| {{cquote|This is a victory of Pakistani people.This is a victory of laborers, farmers and poor of this country. Today Pakistanis have won and dictators have beaten down. Dictators are the losers. From last two years, each and every part of this country was waiting for this decision. | |||
| We have already said that if the decision would be in favour of Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary then the referring authority (Pervez Musharraf) will have to go. | |||
| This was the end of first phase of our movement. The next phase will be the removal of General Pervez Musharaf.<ref name="res1"/>|}} | |||
| ==Ali Ahmad Kurd: Former President of Supreme Court Bar== | |||
| On 28 October 2008, Ali Ahmed Kurd was elected as the president of supreme court bar. He secured 854 votes and his opponent got 401 votes. | |||
| ==Ali Ahmad Kurd: On Restoration of Chief Justice and other four Justices== | |||
| ⚫ | After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Musharraf again ordered the arrest of Kurd. He was released on 4 March 2008.{{cn}} | ||
| President Supreme Court Bar Ali Ahmed Kurd has said restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and other judges will bring stability in the country. | |||
| Kurd says the government has taken a wise decision in critical situation in the country. | |||
| He gave the new life to judgeuery in pakistan. | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * ] (PBC) | * ] (PBC) | ||
| * ] (SCBA) | |||
| * ] | * ] | ||
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Ali Ahmad Kurd (Template:Lang-ur), is a Pakistani lawyer who has served as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and is prominent in the Lawyers' Movement in that country. He opposed the military regime of General Pervez Musharraf.
Arrest
Kurd was arrested on 29 April 2007 in Quetta on the charges of inciting people during an absentia funeral of Nawab Akbar Bugti a year earlier. He was released after protests from lawyers.
After imposing martial law in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, Musharraf again ordered the arrest of Kurd. He was released on 4 March 2008.
See also
References
- "Lawyers denounce Kurd's arrest". Daily Times. Pakistan. 9 December 2007.