Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to the channel, Chaudhry held the interior secretary, the commissioner, the deputy commissioner and the assistant commissioner responsible for his house arrest. He said he was still the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the official residence was his by right. Just after general elections in February, on 24 March 2008, on his first day of premiership the Pakistani PM Yousaf Raza Gillani ordered Chaudhry's release from house arrest. In October 2008, Chaudhry visited the Supreme Court building. The Lawyers' Movement announced a "long march" for the restoration of the judges, especially Chief Justice Iftikhar from 12 to 16 March 2009.
Arsalan Iftikhar Arsalan Iftikhar Arsalan Iftikhar (born September 1, 1977) is an American human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book SCAPEGOATS: "How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms" which President Jimmy Carter called “an important book that shows Islamophobia must be addressed urgently.” Arsalan is founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and serves as senior editor for "The Islamic Monthly" magazine. He is also a faculty member at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service where he writes about Islamophobia as a Senior Fellow for The Bridge Initiative. Iftikhar is also a national advisory board member for