Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has blamed a wave of Islamic militancy and "interference" by the country’s judiciary for the imposition of emergency rule, according to a copy of the order obtained by new agency AFP.
The order says a "situation has thus arisen where the government of the country cannot be carried on in accordance with the constitution, and as the constitution provides no solution for the situation, there is no way out except through emergent and extraordinary measures."
It says that there had been a "visible ascendancy in the activities of extremists and incidents of terrorist attacks".
"Some members of the judiciary are working at cross purposes with the executive and legislature in the fight against terrorism and extremism, thereby weakening the government and the nation's resolve and diluting the efficacy of its action to control this menace," it added.
Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on whether to overturn his recent election win and amid rising Islamic militant violence.
Eight Supreme Court judges immediately rejected the emergency, which suspended the current constitution. The government blocked transmissions of private news channels in several cities and telephone services in the capital, Islamabad, were cut.
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