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| The head of one of Pakistan's ruling coalition partners says a deal has been reached on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. | The head of one of Pakistan's ruling coalition partners says a deal has been reached on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. |
| PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif said talks with the PPP's Asif Zardari had "yielded very positive results". | PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif said talks with the PPP's Asif Zardari had "yielded very positive results". |
| Mr Sharif said he would give more details on Friday. There has been no word from Mr Zardari. | Mr Sharif said he would give more details on Friday. There has been no word from Mr Zardari. |
| Both parties had agreed, after winning February's election, to restore the senior judges by the end of April. | Both parties had agreed, after winning February's election, to restore the senior judges by the end of April. |
| Analysts say failure to resolve differences about how the judges should be re-instated had put the month-old coalition government under strain. | |
| President Musharraf sacked about 60 judges - some sitting on the Supreme Court - in November 2007, after declaring a state of emergency. | |
| 'Fully satisfied' | |
| Speaking to the media from Dubai where the talks were held, Mr Sharif said he was "fully satisfied" by the progress made. | |
| "The judges will be restored through a [parliamentary] resolution," he said. | |
| Judicial reforms sought by Mr Zardari were a "separate issue", he said, adding that he would give further details in Lahore on Friday. | |
| SACKED JUDGES March 2007: President Musharraf suspends Supreme Court chief justice, triggering protests6 Oct 2007: President Musharraf wins election3 Nov 2007: President declares state of emergency and sacks around 60 judges22 Nov 2007: New Supreme Court upholds Musharraf 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 Q&A: Pakistan's judges | |
| The PPP's Sherry Rehman said there had been progress in the talks, and confirmed that Mr Sharif would make a formal announcement on Friday. | |
| "Judges will be reinstated, the parliament will also pass a resolution and there will also be a constitutional package," she said. | |
| The talks between the two main coalition leaders started at a hotel in Dubai on Wednesday. | The talks between the two main coalition leaders started at a hotel in Dubai on Wednesday. |
| Mr Zardari lived in Dubai for many years with his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in December. | Mr Zardari lived in Dubai for many years with his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in December. |
| The judges, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Iftikhar Chaudhry, were sacked after Mr Musharraf declared the state of emergency. | |
| They were also due to rule on whether an amnesty the president granted Ms Bhutto and Mr Zardari in a number of corruption cases was legal. |