The court's surprise order could keep the rules from taking effect for many months.
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia issued a surprise order blocking the rules, which were scheduled to go into effect today.
Ms. Zehra, the analyst, said that General Kayani had distanced himself from Mr. Musharraf by issuing a surprise order in January barring all officers from holding government posts or engaging in politics.
A father who tried self-publishing the bedtime story he made up for his daughters has landed a surprise order of 2,000 copies from Virgin Atlantic to help children sleep on night flights.
A federal appeals court issued a surprise order today that prevents the Federal Communications Commission from enacting new rules that would make it easier for the nation's largest media conglomerates to add new markets and areas of business.
The counting had been scheduled to conclude by 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to Judge Lewis's guidelines, but it was not clear that many counties -- unprepared for the Florida Supreme Court's surprise order -- would be able to meet that goal.
And on Monday a federal appeals court in Philadelphia, which had recently issued a surprise order blocking the rules, rejected an F.C.C. request to transfer the case to Washington, where experts say the agency's legal claims might get a more friendly reception.
Washington lawyers and journalists are scratching their heads — and spinning scenarios — after a surprise order from the Supreme Court in what is popularly known as the Little Sisters of the Poor case.
Southern production resumed in April and the oil had been slowly making its way toward the Red Sea export terminal before Bashir's surprise order to close the line within 60 days.
Last Monday, Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban's supreme leader, issued a surprise edict that ordered the destruction of all statues.
To her enduring surprise, the orders started pouring in and now she has sold thousands to movie directors, homesick soldiers and home decoration stores.
