Ire grows in Pakistan over judge's removal
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Pakistan's government, accused of using strongarm tactics and acting unconstitutionally over moves to sack the country's top judge, faces the prospect of growing opposition protests.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 20 -- Pakistan's high court on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to President Pervez Musharraf, reinstating the country's chief justice four months after Musharraf tried to oust him and jeopardizing the president's plan to hold on to power.
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Pakistan&#39;s suspended chief  justice traveled into the Pakistani heartland on Saturday to a  tumultuous welcome from opposition supporters now posing a  growing challenge to President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court today reinstated the country's suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry after ruling his suspension by President Pervez Musharraf was illegal, according to court officials. Chaudhry's dismissal sparked demonstrations by the country's attorneys.
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Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
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Pakistani lawyers and opposition party members rallied outside the Supreme Court here on Saturday to support the judge at the centre of a row threatening President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s grip on power.
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BAGHDAD -- The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced yesterday amid complaints from Shi'ite and Kurdish officials that he was too soft on the former Iraqi leader, a move that could raise accusations of government interference in the highly sensitive case.
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the governing Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
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Pakistan's president says he will abide by a court ruling to reinstate the chief justice, a vocal opponent.
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Pakistan's chief justice is to appear before a panel looking into alleged abuse amid a row over his suspension.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 20 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, dealing a political blow to President Pervez Musharraf even as he confronts a developing military challenge from Islamist radicals.
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A ruling was a blow to Pakistanâs president, who has been beset by Islamic militants and pro-democracy opponents.
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Pervez Musharraf may have won this round over Nawaz Sharif. But the deportation of the former prime minister could mobilize the opposition and put the Pakistani president on another collision course with the judiciary.
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The ruling that his suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf was âillegalâ dealt a major blow to the Pakistani president.
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Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court began  hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s rule  on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces  as he prepares to secure another term.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, battling a wave of Islamist violence, suffered another blow Friday when the Supreme Court gave a victory to his political nemesis, the country&#39;s top judge.
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President Pervez Musharraf warned against criticism of the army as the government Thursday urged legal action over &quot;derogatory&quot; remarks by supporters of Pakistan&#39;s suspended top judge.