Hundreds of enthusiastic activists of different political parties, people from civil society and lawyers chanting "Go Musharraf go," slogans escorted the deposed chief justice. Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary administrated oath to newly elected office bearers of Peshawar High Court Bar Association.
Till filing this report, senior lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd was report, senior lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd was making very emotional speech. On his way to Peshawar city, Chaudhry stayed at Taxila, Kamra and Attock. Addressing the members of Attock Bar Association on Saturday evening, the deposed chief justice said that the supremacy of Constitution and of law in the country would be maintained at all cost.
He observed that the legal fraternity could make their ongoing movement successful by following golden principals of unity, faith and discipline given by the founder of the nation. "I am sure the issue of judiciary's independence will be resolved in line with principles of the Quaid-e-Azam".
He predicted that the time was not far when everyone would be performing his duties and that the success of journey, which they had started on March 9, 2007, was at a short distance. Deposed CJP declared those talking about the gains of this movement should understand that the lawyers would not give up their movement for any creed.
"The conspiracies aimed to divide lawyers will be foiled", he determined, adding "lawyers have changed map of the country after March 9". Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry cautioned now, no violator of the Constitution would be spared from punishment.
In his address, lawyer leader Ali Ahmed Kurd, said no one could face the legal community in their what he called 'war for uphold of Constitution and supremacy of law'. "Our training is democratic, and we want justice be made and injustices be ended", he explained. He alleged the dictator had violated the Constitution and law.
Munir A. Malik, Rana Afsar Ali Khan, Sheikh Ehsanuddin advocate and others also spoke. Former federal ministers Malik Amin Aslam and J Salak, MNA Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, office-bearers of different bar associations and members of civil society were also present.