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PPP may propose judges restoration through Prez Ordinance
In order to break the deadlock over the restoration of judges issue, the PPP is learnt to have coined up a proposal to reinstate the judges through a Presidential Ordinance after passage of the proposed resolution by the National Assembly. ANI
Fazl supports Zardaris idea of fixing CJ tenure to 3 years
Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has given his support to PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari in fixing the countrys Chief Justices tenure meant to block the reinstatement of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. ANI
I want to revamp Pak judiciary so that no Zardari languishes in jail again for 8 years
PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that he wished to revamp the countrys judiciary and enact a new legislation to change the system so that no person languishes in jail for years together, like him. ANI
Zardari, Sharif still at cross purposes over judges restoration issue
Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), which head the coalition government in Pakistan, are apparently still some distance away from resolving their differences over the restoration of judges sacked by the previous government. ANI
Murree Declarations judges restoration clauses sell-out in the making!
In what may come as a shock to those who took the Murree Declaration seriously and trusted the words of the top political leaders, viz PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, the PPP-led coalition government and the Presidency are reportedly preparing a scheme of things to have a tamed judiciary. ANI
Suspended Pak judges to be restored in 30 days
Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP) on Tuesday decided to act upon the 30-day deadline for the restoration of the deposed judiciary. ANI
Zardari, Nawaz to meet tomorrow to devise formula for restoring sacked judges
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif will meet tomorrow to devise a final formula for the restoration of the sacked Supreme Court judges. ANI
Paks deposed CJs counsel says judges restoration without Iftikhar unacceptable
Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president and deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudharys counsel Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the lawyers community would not accept the judges restoration without the deposed chief justice. e remarked: A judge going to his office without Iftikhar Chaudhry would be considered a PCO judge. ANI
Pak lawyers to undertake `Long March if sacked judges are not restored
The legal fraternity in Pakistan has warned that it will organise a Long March across the country if the coalition government does not restore the sacked judiciary within 30 days of its formation.Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan told reporters here on Monday that all sacked judges would also join the Long March. He said no package or formula that did not include the restoration of all the judges, including sacked chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, would be accepted. ANI
Pak Law Minister may have finalised Constitutional package for sacked judges
Pakistans Law and Justice Minister Farooq H Naek has reportedly prepared a Constitutional Package that could determine the future of the over 60 judges sacked by the Musharraf regime on November 2-3, 2007.Sources told The Nation on condition of anonymity that this package has been forwarded to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and will be sent later to parliament for its approval.According to the package, all deposed judges will be restored and Provisional Constitutional Order-appointed judges will also remain in their seats. A Parliamentary Committee will also be formed which will decide the destiny of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) by analysing case-to-case judgment. ANI
Ex-Pak CJ Chaudhry determined to have himself reinstated
Pakistans deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has expressed his determination to have himself reinstated. ANI
PPP may save Musharraf
A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) minister has been meeting some of the deposed judges in Islamabads Judges Enclave to seek assurances from them that once restored they would not re-open cases against President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
Iftikhar Chaudhrys counsel sees conspiracy to curtail CJs tenure, if restored
The present day establishment in Pakistan is hatching a new conspiracy to see that deposed Pakistani chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhrys tenure is cut short soon after his restoration, said the CJs counsel Hamid Khan. ANI
Pakistan IB, ISI destroying crucial intelligence data
Pakistan Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) have been destroying some of the crucial intelligence data and material, including explosive tape recordings of the top-most government officials, opposition and media persons to avoid getting caught by the new government, a senior spy has said. ANI
Jihadis seeking safer Sufi monasteries khanqahs to under attack madrassas in Pak
In the wake of frequent attacks on madarassas by security forces, the jihadis in Pakistan are increasingly turning to khanqahs (Sufi monasteries) for setting up sanctuaries, while shunning the madrassas. ANI
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