Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry famous Karachi road of 'Shahray-e-Faisal' as armed mobs fired indiscriminately at the people due to receive CJP. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had come to address the city bar association on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Pakistani Supreme Court. Many of those killed were supporters of Chief Justice Chaudhry and supporters of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). More than 800 political workers have been arrested, the majority of whom were members of labour and student organisations that had been planning to greet Chaudhry on his arrival. Human Rights Watch, a human rights group based in the United States, said
Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry non-functional chief justice. Aitzaz Ahsan said that he will also discuss the constitutional status of the Supreme Judicial Council and will argue over whether appointment of the Acting Chief Justice is constitutional or not. Large number of lawyers, political leaders and activists of opposition parties were present before the Supreme Court building when Justice Iftikhar reached the court for hearing of the presidential reference. They were chanting slogans against the government. The SJC proceedings began 45 minutes late than the scheduled time. Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan presented his arguments before the council. He argued before the SJC that the non-functional chief