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| Crisis talks over Pakistan judges | Crisis talks over Pakistan judges |
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| The leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition are to hold urgent talks on meeting their pledge to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. | The leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition are to hold urgent talks on meeting their pledge to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. |
| PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and the PPP's Asif Zardari are meeting over lunch in Dubai, officials said. | PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and the PPP's Asif Zardari are meeting over lunch in Dubai, officials said. |
| After winning recent elections, both parties agreed to reinstate the judges by the end of April. | After winning recent elections, both parties agreed to reinstate the judges by the end of April. |
| Failure to resolve differences over the issue has put the month-old coalition under strain. | Failure to resolve differences over the issue has put the month-old coalition under strain. |
| Mr Sharif will meet Mr Zardari and make a "last-ditch effort to convince him to re-instate judges", party secretary Imran Khwaja told AFP news agency. | Mr Sharif will meet Mr Zardari and make a "last-ditch effort to convince him to re-instate judges", party secretary Imran Khwaja told AFP news agency. |
| Before his departure, Mr Sharif warned of disastrous consequences for democracy in Pakistan if the judges were not restored. | Before his departure, Mr Sharif warned of disastrous consequences for democracy in Pakistan if the judges were not restored. |
| SACKED JUDGES March 2007: President Pervez Musharraf sacks Supreme Court chief justice, triggering protests6 Oct 2007: Mr Musharraf wins election3 Nov 2007: Mr Musharraf declares state of emergency and sacks around 60 judges22 Nov 2007: New Supreme Court upholds Mr Musharraf's election win18 Feb 2008: New coalition government of PPP and PML-N emerge victorious in parliamentary polls30 April 2008: Deadline set by two parties to reinstate sacked judges | |
| Discussions between the two main governing parties have stalled over important details. | Discussions between the two main governing parties have stalled over important details. |
| The PML-N wants the unconditional restoration of the sacked judges. | The PML-N wants the unconditional restoration of the sacked judges. |
| It argues that the judges who replaced those that were sacked should lose their jobs, because it says they acted unlawfully in upholding President Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule in 2007. | |
| Mr Zardari wants to link their re-instatement to a comprehensive raft of constitutional reforms, which he argues are needed to prevent abuses that have occurred in the past. | Mr Zardari wants to link their re-instatement to a comprehensive raft of constitutional reforms, which he argues are needed to prevent abuses that have occurred in the past. |
| However, coalition insiders say Mr Zadari is also worried that, if restored, the judges could undo an amnesty deal that cleared him of corruption charges. | However, coalition insiders say Mr Zadari is also worried that, if restored, the judges could undo an amnesty deal that cleared him of corruption charges. |
| The judges, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court, were sacked after President Musharraf declared a state of emergency. | The judges, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court, were sacked after President Musharraf declared a state of emergency. |
| At the time, the Supreme Court was preparing to rule on whether his re-election earlier that year was legal. | At the time, the Supreme Court was preparing to rule on whether his re-election earlier that year was legal. |