ISAS Briefs

The last three days have seen some of the wo rst violence in Karachi for the last decade. On 12 May 2007, suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar M uhammad Chaudhry arrived at the airport to address a rally. The lawyers of the city had gathered in the High Court to wait for him. However, the Chief Justice never managed to ente r in the city as the ro ads had been blocked. Nine hours later, he flew back to Islamabad. Do wn town at the courthouse, the lawyers were prevented from leaving the building. Two of th e three entrances were physically blocked and, at the third, a gang of armed Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) supporters stood guard, not letting anyone in or out.