BREAKING -'Martial law declared in Pakistan'

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW Govt. sources: State of emergency declared by president
NEW Reports: Constitution suspended, martial law declared
NEW CNN: Troops enter Supreme Court, court declares emergency illegal
Reports: Most media channels off air due to an apparent media blackout

LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- Faced with increasing violence and unrest, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday declared a state of emergency, government sources told CNN.

The nation's constitution has been suspended, government sources said, and martial law has been declared.

In Islamabad, troops entered the Supreme Court and were surrounding the judges' homes, according to CNN's Syed Mohsin Naqvi.

The Supreme Court has declared the state of emergency illegal, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry told CNN. He said he and an eight-member panel of judges decided the declaration was unconstitutional, and that Musharraf has no power to make it.

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