Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "The Dubai deliberations are over. In a Friday press conference, Mian Nawaz Sharif (MNS) announced that a Resolution restoring Pakistan's ousted judges shall be tabled before the National Assembly on May...
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Pakistan president insists on constitutional amendment to restore judges
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf "may accept the restoration of judges if the government amends the constitution," a spokesman for his political party said Saturday, according to AP. On Friday former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, leader of the subordinate...
Restoring Pakistan's ousted judges: betrayal in the name of reconciliation
Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "In Pakistan's February 18 elections, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), i.e. the PML (N), emerged as the two major parties in parliament respectively. On March 09...
No agreement yet on restoring Pakistan judges: coalition party leader
Pakistan's coalition government has not yet reached a specific agreement on restoring judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf last year after he declared emergency rule , former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim...
Pakistan National Assembly calls for UN probe into Bhutto assassination
The National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously adopted a resolution late Monday calling for a United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto . The resolution now goes to...
Pakistan: new PM's order to release ousted judges is denunciation of Musharraf
Baseer Naveed : "The election of Mr. Mohammad Yousaf Raza Gillani as prime minister of Pakistan is itself a threat of the old regime of President General (retired) Musharraf and even his very existence. Mr....
A Pakistani court has cleared Asif Ali Zardari of charges related to his alleged involvement in the 1996 assassination of a retired judge and his son due to lack of evidence, a government prosecutor said Monday. Zardari,...
Pakistan court drops corruption charges against Bhutto husband
A Pakistani court Wednesday dropped five graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari , the new leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and widower of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ....
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which along with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML(N)) will form Pakistan's new coalition government, vowed Tuesday to make Pakistan's judiciary fully independent. Asif Zardari , the new...
Pakistan opposition parties agree on reinstating ousted CJ in coalition deal
Pakistans two main opposition parties have agreed to form a coalition government and to work together towards the reinstatement of ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry and other dismissed superior court judges, former Pakistani Prime...