Top judges have been restored in Pakistan. Two long years after the dismissal of judges, it seems that Pakistan desperately needed rule of law and marks up a victory for opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, says analysts.
Under public pressure, the Pakistan government on Monday agreed to reinstate the judges and end a repressive crackdown on activists.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani addressed to the nation announced that deposed chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and other judges sacked by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2007 can resume the office from 21 March 2009.
This decision of Pakistan Prime Minister came after a series of meetings held with President Asif Ali Zardari and army chief General Ashfaq Kayani. This decision was taken to avert bloodshed and instability in the frontline US ally in the "war on terror".
The opposition leader, Nawaj Sharif who galvanised opponents of Zardari and led thousands of protestors in a march out of Lahore hailed this announcement of the Pakistan government and soon after called off the mass protest.
It is said that the government's climbdown is widely a product of Western pressure on Zardari to defuse the standoff with Sharif. Gilani's orders also announced to release hundreds of people in detention as a victory for rights.
Nawaz Sharif Historical Address before LONG MARCH on 15th March 2009
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