Murtaza Zaidi is a 54-year-old Pakistani immigrant who moved to the US in 1987. For the past five years he’s been managing a small Indian/Pakistani cuisine restaurant on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley…

Here’s a report from the BBC…
UPDATE: More details in this Al-Jazeera video report…

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From AP…
Police and soldiers emboldened by state of emergency powers swept up hundreds of activists and opposition members on Sunday, dragged away protesters shouting “Shame on you!”, and turned government buildings into barbed-wire compounds.
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From Al-Jazeera…
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s president, has imposed emergency rule in the country.
State-run television reported on Saturday that the country’s constitution had been suspended.
Shortly afterwards, Iftikhar Chaudhry, the supreme court chief justice, was told his “services were no longer required” and replaced by a new chief judge.
The decision to impose emergency on Saturday came [...]

Pakistan is facing growing instability as a result of its role in the US-led “war on terror”. Chris Harman looks at the dilemmas facing its rulers and the background to current events… Click on Saira Wasim’s painting below to read the full article…

From Al-Jazeera…
Police in Pakistan have detained hundreds of activists on the eve of an anti-government rally planned to welcome the country’s suspended top judge to Karachi, opposition leaders have said.
Authorities confirmed some arrests had been made ahead of Iftikhar Chaudhry’s visit to the volatile city on Saturday, but didn’t say how many.
The government’s suspension [...]