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Pakistani chief justice to resume post

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 21 (UPI) -- Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been reinstated after nationwide anti-government protests and resumes his duties this coming week, officials say.

Sacked judges reinstated in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 16 (UPI) -- Deposed Pakistani Chief Judge Iftikhar Chaudhry and other judges were reinstated Monday, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said.

Crowds greet freed Pakistani chief justice

QUETTA, Pakistan, April 1 (UPI) -- Crowds of supporters greeted the Pakistani chief justice in Quetta, Pakistan, for the first time since his release from five months of detention.

Ex-Pakistani justice denounces martial law

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has denounced the imposition of martial law and nullification of the Pakistani Constitution.

Pakistan erupts in judicial protests

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Lawyers chanting anti-Musharraf slogans gathered at the door of Pakistan's deposed chief justice, calling for his reinstatement .

Bhutto barred from chief justice's house

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was barred from visiting the nation's suspended chief justice Saturday.

Pakistan bans gatherings of more than five

, Pakistan, June 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan banned gatherings of more than five people in Islamabad Friday, a day before a planned procession for suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

Pakistan high court judge quits

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Large rally in support of Pakistani judge

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Pakistanis are 'disillusioned' with courts

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 1 (UPI) -- As Pakistan's new chief justice takes his seat, he says the general public is "dismayed and disillusioned" with the country's judicial system. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry said, "There is a serious crisis of confidence between the people and t
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