(12 May 2007) HEADLINE: 28 dead in Pakistan violence
CAPTION: Clashes in Karachi between pro-government gunmen and opposition supporters has left at least 28 people dead. It was the worst violence since Pakistan's president ousted the head of the Supreme Court two months ago. (May 12 )
SLUG: Pakistan - Judicial Crisis
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:vo -- burning vehicles and violence]
AN EXPLOSION OF VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS OF PAKISTAN'S LARGEST CITY SATURDAY.
PRO-GOVERNMENT GUNMEN CLASHED WITH OPPONENTS OF PAKISTAN'S PRESIDENT -- PERVEZ MUSHARRAF. {pur-VEHZ' moo-SHAH'-ruhv}
[Notes:VO -- WOUNDED PEOPLE ON KARACHI STREETS]
AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- AND A MAJOR RALLY AGAINST MUSHARRAF HAS BEEN THWARTED.
GUNMEN FROM BOTH SIDES FIRED THEIR WEAPONS --- AND THE VIOLENCE TRAPPED IFTIKAR CHAUDRY {IF-tik-ahr CHOW-dree} -- AT THE CITY'S AIRPORT.
[Notes:VO -- SHOTS OF CHAUDHRY AT THE AIRPORT]
HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND WHAT HIS SUPPORTERS HOPED WOULD BE THE BIGGEST RALLY YET TO DEMAND HIS REINSTATEMENT AS THE COUNTRY'S CHIEF JUST -- AND TO CALL ON MUSHARRAF TO STEP DOWN.
MUSHARRAF REMOVED CHAUDREY FROM HIS POSITION IN EARLY MARCH.
[Notes:VO -- SHOTS OF VICTIMS BEING WHEELED INTO HOSPITAL]
DOCTORS AT KARACHI'S MAIN HOSPITALS SAY IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN DEATHS, MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED.
[Notes:VO --SHOTS OF VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS]
CHAUDHRY'S SUPPORTERS SAY MUSHARRAF REMOVED HIM TO PROTECT HIS PLANS TO STAY ON AS PRESIDENT FOR A NEW FIVE YEAR TERM.
MUSHARRAF'S SUPPORTERS DISAGREE -- SAYING CHAUDHRY WAS REMOVED BECAUSE HE ABUSED HIS OFFICE.
IT THE WORST OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE IN THE TWO-MONTH OLD CRISIS.
[Notes:VO --SHOTS OF MUSHARRAF SPEECH IN ISLAMABAD]
N A SPEECH TO THOUSANDS IN THE CAPITAL OF ISLAMABAD -- MUSHARRAF HAS CALLED ON HIS SUPPORTERS TO STAND BEHIND HIM.
HE IS CALLING FOR CALM AND INSISTS HE WILL NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY RULE.
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