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Why Pakistan's Latest Constitutional Crises Should Concern the U.S.

A Middle East Committee presentation, co-sponsored by the South Asia, Oceania, and India Committee. Moderator: Shaharyar Manawar, ABA Middle East Committee; Litigation and Development Economics Practitioner, Michigan. Panelists: Salahuddin Ahmed, Barrister and Constitutional Law Scholar, Karachi, Pakistan. Michael Kugelman, South Asia Foreign Policy Expert, Washington D.C. Salman Akram Raja, Barrister and Constitutional Law Scholar, Lahore; Secretary General, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Two decades ago, the American Bar Association shed light on Pakistan's legal and constitutional crises. In 2008, hundreds of U.S. lawyers and local bar associations supported the Pakistani legal fraternity when its military dictator, General Pervez Musharraf, arrested Pakistan's Supreme Court justices. Scores of judges and lawyers who dared to march were imprisoned. Fast-forward to 2025, and Pakistan faces a crisis again. The country's judiciary suffers an onslaught from the ruling military-political apparatus, an unprecedented crackdown damaging a fragile justice system. Alarming trends including: 1. Constitutional amendments to influence judicial matters despite country-wide resistance; 2. Empowering military courts to try civilians; 3. Curtailing freedom of speech and the right to assembly of political opponents and; 4. Harassing justices and lawyers by the military and infringement of due process. This program will provide an overview and analysis of critical challenges faced by legal practitioners in Pakistan at a time when its judicial and other democratic institutions fight for their survival, including prominent Pakistan constitutional lawyers who will discuss the health of Pakistan’s judiciary independence.