Musharraf: Pakistan on 'Verge of Destabilization' (2/2)

Mr. Musharraf has sworn in a new group of senior judges, including a new Supreme Court chief justice. He issued a provisionalconstitutional order that suspended some fundamental rights. And a new press ordinance" class="hjdict" word="ordinance" target=_blank>ordinance bans publication of news about terrorist bombings and material that disrespects the head of state.

Mr. Musharraf's critics accused him of seizing power because he feared the Supreme Court would rule against him.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who abruptly returned to Pakistan Saturday after visiting family in Dubai, said Mr. Musharraf was imposingmartial law, and Pakistanis would protest against it.

News reports indicate several of Mr. Musharraf's critics and political opponents, including Supreme Court justices and opposition leader Khan, were detained or placed under house arrest.

On Saturday evening in front of the President's House, about 50 protesters gathered at the police barriers, repeating a phrase frequently uttered by Pakistanis who are eager for the president to step down.

Nearby security forces stood idle as the protesters chanted.

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穆沙拉夫总统已对新的一批资深法官，其中包括一名新任最高法院首席大法官宣誓就职。他还公布了临时宪法秩序，暂停某些基本权利。还有一条新的关于新闻业的条例,该条例禁止含有恐怖炸弹袭击及不尊重国家元首内容的新闻的发表。

穆沙拉夫总统的批评者指责他夺取政权，因为他担心最高法院的对他的裁决。

前总理布托在迪拜访亲后，突然返回巴基斯坦,称穆沙拉夫正实行戒严令，并说巴基斯坦人会反对这项政策的。

新的报道表明几名穆沙拉夫的批评者和反对他的政治家，包括最高法院的法官和反对党领导人Khan被拘留或受到软禁。

在周六晚上，总统家的前方，大约50名抗议者聚集在警方的壁垒处，重复频频出自巴基斯坦那些希望总统下台的人的字眼。

而就在他们高呼口号的时侯, 安防部队则站在附近无动于衷.