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| Pakistan judge celebrates return | Pakistan judge celebrates return |
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| Pakistan's chief justice has made a triumphant return to work following his reinstatement amid mass protests by the opposition and lawyers. | Pakistan's chief justice has made a triumphant return to work following his reinstatement amid mass protests by the opposition and lawyers. |
| Supporters threw rose petals as Iftikhar Chaudhry arrived for his first day back at work at the Supreme Court in Islamabad. | Supporters threw rose petals as Iftikhar Chaudhry arrived for his first day back at work at the Supreme Court in Islamabad. |
| He urged lawyers to purge the judicial system of corruption. | He urged lawyers to purge the judicial system of corruption. |
| The government reinstated Mr Chaudhry, who was sacked by ex-President Pervez Musharraf, to stave off a mass rally. | The government reinstated Mr Chaudhry, who was sacked by ex-President Pervez Musharraf, to stave off a mass rally. |
| Mr Chaudhry was formally restored to his post at midnight on Saturday but Tuesday was his first day at work following Monday's National Day public holiday. | Mr Chaudhry was formally restored to his post at midnight on Saturday but Tuesday was his first day at work following Monday's National Day public holiday. |
| Islamabad tense | Islamabad tense |
| Mr Chaudhry was greeted by about 250 lawyers who danced and shouted "welcome! welcome!" on his return. They threw rose petals and let off balloons. | |
| I urge everyone to work in the spirit of tolerance, mutual accommodation, and respect for dissent President Asif Ali Zardari Q&A: Pakistan's political instabilityPakistanis hail reinstatement | I urge everyone to work in the spirit of tolerance, mutual accommodation, and respect for dissent President Asif Ali Zardari Q&A: Pakistan's political instabilityPakistanis hail reinstatement |
| "It is a source of great satisfaction... that after this long period, the court has been re-established in its original form," Mr Chaudhry told the gathered lawyers. | "It is a source of great satisfaction... that after this long period, the court has been re-established in its original form," Mr Chaudhry told the gathered lawyers. |
| "There is an endemic corruption in this institution. This cannot be eradicated without the help of lawyers." | "There is an endemic corruption in this institution. This cannot be eradicated without the help of lawyers." |
| He added: "I will request all of you, being officers of this court, to put your house in order first." | He added: "I will request all of you, being officers of this court, to put your house in order first." |
| Mr Chaudhry was dismissed in 2007 by Pervez Musharraf, who feared the Supreme Court would disqualify him from contesting the presidential election while still wearing military uniform. | Mr Chaudhry was dismissed in 2007 by Pervez Musharraf, who feared the Supreme Court would disqualify him from contesting the presidential election while still wearing military uniform. |
| The government of President Asif Ali Zardari had pledged to reinstate him. | The government of President Asif Ali Zardari had pledged to reinstate him. |
| However its failure to do so was believed to be linked to the fact that Mr Chaudhry had challenged an amnesty given by Gen Musharraf to Mr Zardari to allow him to return to Pakistan to contest elections. | However its failure to do so was believed to be linked to the fact that Mr Chaudhry had challenged an amnesty given by Gen Musharraf to Mr Zardari to allow him to return to Pakistan to contest elections. |
| If the amnesty was overturned, Mr Zardari, the widower of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, could be left exposed to corruption charges. | If the amnesty was overturned, Mr Zardari, the widower of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, could be left exposed to corruption charges. |
| Security is tight in Islamabad after a suicide attack on MondayThe protests for Mr Chaudhry's reinstatement grew much stronger when the main opposition of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif strengthened its support for the lawyers' demands. | Security is tight in Islamabad after a suicide attack on MondayThe protests for Mr Chaudhry's reinstatement grew much stronger when the main opposition of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif strengthened its support for the lawyers' demands. |
| The protests and unrest had alarmed Western powers, and the US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, hailed the government's decision to reinstate Mr Chaudhry. | The protests and unrest had alarmed Western powers, and the US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, hailed the government's decision to reinstate Mr Chaudhry. |
| Mr Zardari said in his National Day address to the nation on Monday that political factions should set aside their differences. | Mr Zardari said in his National Day address to the nation on Monday that political factions should set aside their differences. |
| "I urge everyone to work in the spirit of tolerance, mutual accommodation, and respect for dissent and invite every one to participate in the national effort for national reconciliation and healing the wounds," he said. | "I urge everyone to work in the spirit of tolerance, mutual accommodation, and respect for dissent and invite every one to participate in the national effort for national reconciliation and healing the wounds," he said. |
| Mr Zardari called on Pakistanis to uphold the "independence of the judiciary". | Mr Zardari called on Pakistanis to uphold the "independence of the judiciary". |
| Islamabad remains tense after a suicide bomber killed himself and a police officer at a police station in the capital. | Islamabad remains tense after a suicide bomber killed himself and a police officer at a police station in the capital. |
| The station houses the offices of the nation's Special Branch. | The station houses the offices of the nation's Special Branch. |