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Monday, 12 March 2007, 16:31 GMT
In pictures: Lawyers' protest
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Lawyers across Pakistan have boycotted courts and taken part in rallies - some resulting in violent clashes with police - in protest at the suspension of the country's top judge.
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Police in Lahore used batons to try to break up a march by black-suited lawyers in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry.
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Protesters chanted anti-government slogans - and some threw bricks and stones at police - as they tried to stage a sit-in protest outside Lahore's high court.
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Some protesters burnt effigies of President Pervez Musharraf, who removed Mr Chaudhry over alleged misuse of office. The lawyers say the president's action is unlawful.
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Some in the legal community fear Mr Chaudhry may have been dismissed because of his firm line on government misdeeds and human rights abuses.
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More than 20 lawyers were hurt after policemen wielding batons tried to break up the protest in Lahore.
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The cities of Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta were also the scene of court boycotts and street demonstrations.
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In Islamabad, riot police tried to prevent opposition leaders marching to Mr Chaudhry's home. The allegations against him are to be considered by the country's top judicial council.
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