Morning after state of emergency declared, newspapers, voxpops
(4 Nov 2007) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Wide pan of early morning newspaper wholesale market 2. Mid shot of newspaper merchants ++INTERIOR SHOTS++ 3. Newspaper vendors buying papers 4. Close up of newspaper headline, reading (English) 'Musharraf declares state of emergency', tilt up to vendors 5. Various of men buying papers ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 6. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Imran Quereshi, newspaper vendor "This is the bad luck of our country. The judicial system was going well. Now they have totally paralysed the system and our military dictator has taken over the country." 7. Headline reading (English) 'Musharraf declares state of emergency' 8. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Mohammed Hafiz, newspaper vendor: "He made a reason to impose the emergency. Our country has been going along for the last 8 to 10 years in this same situation. He said that the reason is because of the bomb blasts which are happening. These blasts are due to his wrong policies." 9. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Mohammed Safdar, newspaper vendor: "People feel happy when there is democracy, but the emergency which he imposed will make the situation better." 10. People buying papers ++EARLY MORNING SHOTS++ 11. Police vehicles, barbed wire, in front of president's House 12. Police in front of president's House 13. Close up of policeman talking on mobile phone 14. Police in front of Supreme Court building 15. Paramilitary troops beside road 16. Wide pan of troops walking behind barbed wire 17. Paramilitary troops checking a vehicle 18. Wide pan of police vehicles in front of parliament STORYLINE: The day after Pakistan's president General Pervez Musharraf sent troops onto the streets and declared a state of emergency, many residents in the capital feared a gloomy future and some put the blame for the Islamic nation's woes on his shoulders. Newspaper vendors gathered early Sunday morning, as every other day, in the capital Islamabad. After buying his stock, newspaper vendor Imran Quereshi said, "This is the bad luck of our country. The judicial system was going well. Now they have totally paralysed the system and our military dictator has taken over the country." As dawn approached, anger at the president's move was palpable. Vendor Mohammed Hafiz blamed the recent spate of suicide attacks on Musharraf's own policies, but said there was no more reason now to impose an emergency than at any other time in the last decade. Musharraf told the country he had no choice but to impose emergency laws, just days before the Supreme Court was expected to rule on his future as president. He immediately dismissed the Supreme Court justices, swearing in new appointees. Some however approve of Musharraf's move. Mohammed Safdar said, "People feel happy when there is democracy, but the emergency which he imposed will make the situation better." To the people of Pakistan, one of Musharraf's biggest crimes since seizing power in a 1999 coup has been his support of the U.S.-led war on terror. Even his supporters accuse him of killing his own people as the government cracks down on pro-Taliban militants near the Afghan border. In the past week, more than 100 people have been killed in clashes between government forces and militants in northwestern Pakistan's scenic Swat valley. In Islamabad, armed police and paramilitary troops poured into the streets within minutes of the general's decision, leaving several lawmakers and their families stranded at the entrance of their barricaded lodgings. As morning broke, they could be seen manning barricades blocking off roads leading towards Parliament and the Supreme Court. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
