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Re-instatement of sacked judges main element of Sharif's campaign
Sharif made the reinstatement of judges the main element of his campaign and has repeated that demand since the election.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:42 February 21, 2008
Islamabad: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif joined in a protest by lawyers on Thursda and vowed that judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf would be reinstated if his party came to power.
Sharif's party did surprisingly well in Monday's election, finishing second to the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
The main party that backs Musharraf, who took power in 1999 when he ousted Sharif in a coup, suffered big losses.
Sharif made the reinstatement of judges the main element of his campaign and has repeated that demand since the election.
Sharif and Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, who nowleads her party, are due to meet later on Thursday to begin negotiations on a coalition that could force Musharraf from power.
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