"Restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press; on the rights of assembly and association; and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications; and warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed."
The above passage is not from Musharraf's Declaration of Emergency in Pakistan but summarizes the effects of the Emergency very well. The passage is from Hitler's declaration of Emergency in Germany in 1933 to deal with a fire at the Reichstag building. Hitler blamed the Communists for the fire "crisis" and said he needed special powers to deal with the Communists. Now if you replace the word "Communists" for "Terrorists and Fundamentalists," you will understand what Musharraf is trying to do in Pakistan. The recent suicide bombings in Rawalpindi prove that the Declaration of Emergency has not been really very helpful in dealing with terrorism. The sole aim of the Emergency was to protect the Emperor Musharraf from a humbling verdict of the Supreme Court.
Read How Hitler Became a Dictator and see the similarities yourself. Please pay special attention to the section titled The Judiciary under Hitler.
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