Lawyers across the country are on strike.

Islamists are (rightly) accusing Musharraf of clinging to his uniform despite it being time to give it up, plus there's the violation of the constitution thing. Although the poor constitution's been contravened so many times already that its abuse is almost part of the ruler's job description. Musharraf is also past retirement, never mind that he's been blocking the Chief of Army Staff seat for far longer than his appointment allowed.

The combined opposition walked out of Senate Monday morning, forcing its adjournment. The opposition blames the MQM, which controls Karachi and is an 'ally' of the government, for the violence that happened over the weekend.

The Supreme Court's additional registrar was shot in his home in Islamabad  in what appears to be a targeted killing. It would be very odd if his killing weren't related to the shit that's currently flying, specially when you consider that there were about 100 policemen stationed right outside his home.

And now for some context: Ayaz Amir's weekend (pre-bloodbath) article on the Chief Justice's trips around the country, in which he discusses what is likely to happen on the CJ's Karachi trip.