Editing Javed Hashmi (section)

=== PML(N)'s presidency, dissenting, and imprisonment: 1999–2008 ===
After the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif]] in 1999, Hashmi became a vocal critic of former [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Pervez Musharraf]] and strongly advocated for the strong [[civilian control of the military]].<ref name="Pakistan Leaders"/> In 2001–04, Hashmi reportedly appealed to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and the [[European Union]] to play a significant political role to restore the [[Democracy in Pakistan|civilian control]] of the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]] in Pakistan.{{rp|194–195}}<ref name="Sager Publication, Hashmi, 2005" /> In 2001, an inquiry against his role in the [[Mehran Bank scandal|Mehrangate scandal]] was opened by the [[National Accountability Bureau]] (NAB) but was unable to produce any substantial evidence against him in the accountability courts.{{rp|2306}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Report Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State in Accordance with Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended|date=2002|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PD4P_wrT864C&q=Javed+Hashmi+|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, Hashmi led the strong conservative demonstration against [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Pervez Musharraf]]'s [[Pakistan's role in the War on Terror|geostrategy]] on the [[War on Terror]] that led to the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|U.S. invasion]] in [[Afghanistan]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri">{{cite book|last1=Sehri|first1=Inam|title=Judges and Generals in Pakistan|date=2013|publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing|isbn=9781781482346|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgRnAgAAQBAJ&q=Javed+Hashmi+1999&pg=PT164|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en|chapter-format=google books|chapter=Tragedy of Javed Hashmi}}</ref> During this time, [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain|Shuja'at Hussain]], the head of the [[PML(Q)]] supporting President Musharraf, made an unsuccessful attempt to recruiting him and [[Nisar Ali Khan]] into his faction to provide political advocacy for President Musharraf in 2002.{{rp|32}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Pakistan Political Perspective|date=2005|publisher=Institute of Policy Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1uGNAAAAMAAJ&q=Javed+Hashmi++Shujaat+Musharraf|access-date=15 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] announced to participate in the [[2002 Pakistani general election|nationwide general elections]] with Hashmi earning the combined nomination from the [[Alliance for Restoration of Democracy|Opposition alliance]] in the [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament]] for the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Ministership]] against [[Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali|Mir Zafarullah Jamali]] of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]]; Hashmi later conceded his defeat in the elections due to [[Electoral College (Pakistan)|counting of the electoral college]].<ref name="Pakistan Leaders"/>

On 20 October 2003, Hashmi reportedly exposed the [[Corruption in Pakistan|ethical and monetary corruption]] in the [[Pakistani military]] when he read the letter signed by several active-duty military officers in the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in Rawalpindi.{{rp|192}}<ref name="Sager Publication, Hashmi, 2005" /> He immediately demanded for an active criminal investigations against the [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|chief of army staff]] and criticisized President [[Pervez Musharraf]] for his [[2004 Pakistani presidential election|presidential campaign]] while in the [[Pakistan Army|military uniform]].{{rp|192}}<ref name="Sager Publication, Hashmi, 2005" /><ref name="ECP"/> On 29 October 2003, [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] [[Shahid Aziz]] ordered the [[National Accountability Bureau|NAB agents]] to detained him from the [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament Building]], and was later taken in to custody by the [[Pakistan Army Corps of Military Police|Military Police]] on charges of inciting [[mutiny]] leveled by President Pervez Musharraf.<ref name="ECP">{{cite web
  | last =ECP
  | first =Election Commission of Pakistan
  | author-link =Election Commission of Pakistan
  | title =PML(N)- Makhodoon Muhammad Javed Hashmi's profile: Historical Background
  | work =Election Commission of Pakistan
  | date =18 February 2008
  | url =http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1175
  | access-date =9 June 2011
  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110721201457/http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1175
  | archive-date =21 July 2011
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  }}</ref> Hearings of his trials were held in the [[Adiala Jail|Adiala Prison]] and the session court at the [[Lahore High Court]], which raised doubts among human rights groups about its fairness.<ref name="ECP"/> On 12 April 2004, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for inciting [[mutiny]] in the military, forgery, and [[defamation]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013">{{cite book|last1=Sehri|first1=Inam|title=Judges and Generals in Pakistan|date=2013|publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing|location=Cambridge, UK|isbn=9781781482353|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQRnAgAAQBAJ&q=javed+hashmi+adiala&pg=PT30|access-date=22 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

The verdict was widely criticized in Pakistan and was considered as a wilful [[miscarriage of justice]] by the [[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf administration]], and the [[Alliance for Restoration of Democracy|ARD]] and the [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|MMA]] termed this verdict to be politically motivated by the ruling junta with malicious intent, declaring him to be a [[political prisoner]].<ref name="Election Commission of Pakistan "/> He was transferred and held in the [[Central Jail Lahore]] where he penned and authored a critically acclaimed political book, Haan Mein Baghi Hun! (lit. ''Yes, I am Rebel!'') where he exposed the military's intervention in the politics and the foreign relations with the [[United States]].{{rp|170}}<ref name="Sager Publication, Hashmi, 2005" /> He also authored the Takhtaey-e-Daar Kay Saaey Talay (lit. ''Under the shadow of Hanging board'').<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 2014, Allam" /><ref name="Pakistan Leaders">{{cite web
  | title =PML(N)- Makhodoon Muhammad Javed Hashmi's
  | work =Pakistan Leader
  | date =18 February 2008
  | url =http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Makhdoom_Muhammad_Javed_Hashmi
  | access-date =18 February 2008
  | archive-date =24 November 2009
  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20091124155250/http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Makhdoom_Muhammad_Javed_Hashmi
  | url-status =dead
  }}</ref>

On 3 August 2007, a three-member bench of the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] under [[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice]] [[Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry|Iftikhar Chaudhry]] granted him bail after serving approximately three and a half years in prison.<ref name="ECP"/> On 4 August 2007, Hashmi, with among PML(N) leaders, were released but again placed under arrest at the declaration of a [[2007 Pakistani state of emergency|state of emergency]] on 3 November 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7077727.stm 'Emergency may delay Pakistan poll'] ''BBC News'', 4 November 2007</ref><ref name="Election Commission of Pakistan" />