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| US welcomes Pak move to reinstate c |
| US welcomes Pak move to reinstate chief justice
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 16-March-2009
3:37:1 AM |
| he US on Monday welcomed Pakistan government's announcement to reinstate deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, describing it as a "statesmanlike decision" to defuse a serious confrontation and a "substantial step" toward national reconciliation.
"We welcome the announcement by the Government of Pakistan of its plans to reinstate former Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry," the US Embassy in Islamabad said in a statement.
"This is a statesmanlike decision taken to defuse a serious confrontation, and the apparent removal of this long-standing national issue is a substantial step towards national reconciliation," it said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced on Monday that government's decision to reinstate Chaudhry and other judges sacked in 2007 by then President Pervez Musharraf during Emergency.
President Asif Ali Zardari had come under massive pressure to defuse a standoff with main opposition PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, who led a mass movement demanding reinstatement of sacked judges.
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