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...Pakistan Chief Justice Reinstated In a move widely seen as a victory for Pakistan's judiciary and for opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari agreed to reinstate the country's Chief Justice, relenting in the face of mass protests. Zardari had previously vowed to let Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, first removed by former President Pervez Musharraf nearly two years ago, resume his job; Zardari reportedly stalled over fears the judge would revive corruption charges against...
...political and military analyst. "His very authoritarian behavior is raising a serious question: are we looking at Pakistan's Mr. Putin? And how does one deal with a President who breaks all promises?" Sensing opportunity, Sharif has cast himself as a man of principle and a victim of Zardari's excesses. Unburdened by the pressures of power, the Punjabi industrialist has been pushing the government to reinstate Chaudhry for over a year now. He quit the coalition government after Zardari backtracked on agreements to do so. A confrontation had been simmering over recent months, but broke into the open when...
...Rehman's resignation is the latest sign of divisions in Zardari's ranks. Another senior minister, Raza Rabbani, resigned last week. And two former aides to Zardari's slain wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Naheed Khan and Safdar Abbasi, have launched fierce attacks on Zardari, accusing him of betraying Bhutto's legacy as they urged support for the antigovernment protests. Sharif has been singling out Zardari in his attacks, attempting to isolate the unpopular President from the rest of the PPP. The tactic appears to be paying off, with Zardari increasingly being seen as the chief aggressor...
...ruling triggered the collapse of the younger Sharif's Punjab provincial government as Zardari moved swiftly to impose Governor's Rule, handing over control of the only province his coalition did not control to a key ally, Salmaan Taseer. The Sharifs have since been mounting public rallies, inflaming opposition to Zardari and gathering support for the long march. While he appears to have won popular support for the move, more discriminating observers believe that Sharif's calls for an independent judiciary are a tactic. Neither the PPP nor Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) have an attractive track...
...Critics of Zardari charge that he is unwilling to reinstate Chaudhry out of a fear that the independent-minded judge, who harried Musharraf's military rule in its last year, would revive corruption cases against the President. The government counters that Chaudhry has become "too politicized" and could paralyze their administration with his enthusiasm for judicial activism. But given the momentum generated by lawyers, Sharif supporters and other segments of the opposition and media, it is difficult to see how Zardari can forge a path out of this crisis without restoring Chaudhry to his old office...