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2009-03-16 03:27:37 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Pakistan News News)

Latest Pakistan news of March 16, 2009 in passing in Caymanmama press release distribution service

Zardari succumbs to public pressure

Lahore / Islamabad (Pakistan): After use of excessive state power the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani in the early hours of March 16, 2009 just hours before the procession led by Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Nawaz Sharif and the lawyers was about to reach Islamabad as per their planned scheduled to protest against the PPP led Pakistan government’s undemocratic steps and non fulfillment of promises, addressed the nation saying that government of Pakistan has decided to reinstate the deposed chief justice of Pakistan and other judges who were ousted as the result of former Pakistani President’s orders.

Rehman Malik who mobilized state machines to crush the lawyers movement that turned political after Nawaz Sharif and his brother extended unconditional and all out support to the lawyers. The Pakistani government stopped lawyers from Karachi, Sindh and Balochistan to reach the Federal Capital and on Sunday when the lawyers were supposed to start their long march from Lahore, the city of Lahore was turned into a police station where containers were installed in every street and the main road and police prevented all vehicles to come on the road.

Order of detention of Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan the former president of Supreme Court Bar Association, Mr. Nawaz Sharif - PML-N chief and his brother Shahbaz Sharif were served preventing them to come out and lead the rally to Islamabad where they were supposed to perform the sit-in.

During the charged scenario police firing tear gas and baton charged the lawyers and political activists on orders of Rehman Malik to prevent lawyers and political activists to assemble near Lahore High Court from where the procession was supposed to begin, Mr. Nawaz Sharif defied all police orders and led the procession with handful of party workers as other PML-N leader and workers were either in police custody or under house arrest. The small caravan turned into a huge procession as Nawaz Sharif’s car passed through the streets of Lahore finally removing all hurdles like busses, containers, trucks etc that were used by the police to block the roads that lead to Islamabad.

The Inspector general and the Superintendent of Punjab police resigned against the act of government of using unnecessary state power while handful of federal ministers including Sherry Rehman (Minister of Information and Broadcasting) also resigned from the portfolios that they held protesting against the Pakistani governments undemocratic attitude.

After much deliberations, discussions and meetings between the President, The Prime Minister and the army chief surrounded with International pressure, the Pakistani President finally allowed the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani to announce the reinstatement of deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan and other deposed judges.

Along with the restoration of deposed Chief Justice the government also announce that government of Pakistan will file a petition for review of courts order for disqualification of PML-N leaders.