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Pakistani judges to be reinstated on May 12, says Nawaz Sharif

The judges deposed by President Pervez Musharraf last November will be reinstated on May 12, Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), said.

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  • Published: 18:57 May 2, 2008
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  • Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (left), with Asif Zardari, of the Pakistan People's Party.
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Islamabad: All the judges deposed by President Pervez Musharraf during emergency rule last November will be reinstated on May 12, the leader of the second largest party in the ruling coalition government said on Friday.

"I want to inform the entire nation that on Monday, May 12, 2008, all deposed judges will be restored," former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), said in a televised news conference from Lahore.

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