Special report: Pakistani
Situation
ISLAMABAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The heads of Pakistan's
ruling coalition parties on Tuesday renewed commitment to restore judges sacked
by President Pervez Musharraf in November, a coalition spokesman said.
Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan
People's Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif as well
as other heads pledged to restore the deposed chief justice and 60 senior
judges, Farhatullah Babar said.
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Senior judge of Pakistan's Supreme Court
justice Khalil Ramday gestures after his release in Lahore March 24, 2008.
The heads of Pakistan's ruling coalition parties on Tuesday renewed
commitment to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf in
November. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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In a joint declaration signed on March 9, the
coalition parties agreed to restore the judges within 30 days of the formation
of the new government, but media here say that the differences remain within the
coalition over the judges' restoration.
The new government was sworn in on March 31, which
means the reinstatement of judges at the end of this month.
The judges were deposed by President Musharraf under
an emergency state on Nov. 3.
"There is no doubt. The judges will be restored
through a parliamentary resolution under the earlier declaration by the
coalition leaders," Babar told reporters.
However, the spokesman did not offer any comment as
to when the resolution would be moved in the parliament and that what procedure
would be adopted. ¡¡
Pakistan's deposed chief justice makes
first appearance from house arrest
ISLAMABAD, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's deposed Chief
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry appeared at the terrace of his residence on
Monday evening, the first time in almost five months of his house arrest.
Chaudhry's appearance came after the Pakistani Prime
Minister-elect Yousaf Raza Gillani demanded immediate release of all detained
judges while making his first address as prime minister in the National
Assembly. Full story¡¡
