16 March, 2009

US praises Pakistan’s restoration of chief judge
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is praising Pakistan’s plan to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice whose supporters had threatened to march on …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
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Global Voices Online “ Pakistan: Triumph of Democracy
By Rezwan
The Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has been reinstated which has fulfilled the primary objective of the ongoing judiciary movement and the Long March. This was announced by the Pakistani Prime Minister in a …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/03/16/pakistan-triumph-of-democracy/

JURIST – Paper Chase: Pakistan ousted chief justice to be reinstated
By Jaclyn Belczyk
[JURIST] Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile] announced Monday that the government will reinstate deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] in response to recent protests by members …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/03/
pakistan-ousted-chief-justice-to-be.php

Zardari’s Weakness Exposed By Pakistan Riots
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Zardari’s Weakness Exposed By Pakistan Riots – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/
zardaris-weakness-exposed_n_175242.html

The Washington Independent “ Showdown in Pakistan Ahead
By Spencer Ackerman
Commenter Ali Ahmed Kurd took me to task the other day for possessing insufficient knowledge of Pakistan when looking at the current clash between President Asif Ali Zardari and leading opposition figure Nawaz Sharif. …
washingtonindependent.com/33934/showdown-in-pakistan-ahead

Killer Drones Strike Again in Pakistan | Danger Room from Wired.com
By Nathan Hodge
The remote-controlled war over Pakistan shows no sign of letting up: News reports say a missile fired by a US drone struck a house in the Bannu district of North-West.
blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/drone-war-conti.html

Pakistan Leader Backs Down and Reinstates Top Judge
New York Times – United States
More Photos By JANE PERLEZ LAHORE, Pakistan — The Pakistani government agreed early on Monday to reinstate the independent-minded former chief justice of …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?hp

Turkish FM: Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral summit to be …
Xinhua – China
ANKARA, March 16 (Xinhua) — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Monday a Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral summit will be held soon,…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11022363.htm

SCENARIOS-What next in Pakistan?
Reuters – USA
March 16 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice in a surprise move to defuse a crisis and end …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP468201

Pakistan Bows to Sharif After Protests Weaken Zardari
Bloomberg – USA
By James Rupert and Khalid Qayum March 16 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s government bowed to demands from opposition leader Nawaz Sharif after a weekend of …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1091&sid=a8ki_8jR7crw&refer=india

India welcomes end to political turmoil in Pakistan
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
New Delhi – India on Monday welcomed the end of the political crisis in Pakistan and said it hoped that the government in Islamabad will be stable so it can …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_146
4925.php/India_welcomes_end_to_political_turmoil_in_Pakistan_

Pakistan to reinstate top judge, defusing crisis
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
By CHRIS BRUMMITT AP Writers Pakistan’s deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, center, is greeted by lawyers after the government announced to …
www.kansascity.com/451/story/1088685.html

Following Pakistan’s protest march, a long trail of Twitters
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
By Huma Yusuf | Contributor 03.16.09 KARACHI, Pakistan – Today, images of Pakistanis rejoicing at the reinstatement of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar…
features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/03/16/following
-pakistans-protest-march-a-long-trail-of-twitters/

Pakistan’s Zardari yields on fired judge
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
The embattled government of President Asif Ali Zardari agreed Sunday to reinstate a deposed Supreme Court justice in an attempt to end nationwide protests …
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/ma
r/16/protests-may-yield-compromise/

Instapundit “ Blog Archive “ RICHARD FERNANDEZ: Pakistan implodes…
By Glenn Reynolds
RICHARD FERNANDEZ: Pakistan implodes. Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 5:31 am. RSS Feed · Podcast RSS Feed · Email Instapundit. Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc! Making even the dumbest sh** interesting! — Oxblog …
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Spokesman.com | Pakistan reinstates judges | Mar 16, 2009
Spokesman.com: LAHORE, Pakistan – Unable to crush street protests Sunday that spilled out of this city and threatened to reach the capital, the Pakistani government announced early this morning that it would restore the former chief …
www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/ma
r/16/pakistan-reinstates-judges/

India names Sharat Sabharwal as new envoy to Pakistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
A 1975 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Mr. Sabharwal is no stranger to Pakistan. He served as India’s deputy high commissioner in Islamabad …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903161505.htm

India welcomes peaceful settlement of Pakistan political crisis
Xinhua – China
NEW DELHI, March 16 (Xinhua) — India Monday apparently heaved a sign of relief and welcomed the peaceful settlement of Pakistan’s simmering political …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11021423.htm

Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A missile strike from a remotely piloted American drone aircraft hit the house of a local militant commander in …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/world/asia/17drone.html?ref=world

Pakistan to Reinstate Top Judge, Defusing Crisis
ABC News – USA
Pakistan’s government relented in a major confrontation with the opposition Monday, agreeing to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice whose fate had …
abcnews.go.com/International/comments?type=story&id=7089869

Govt urges Pakistan unity, warns of security risks
AFP
LONDON (AFP) — The government expressed concern Sunday about the escalating crisis in Pakistan but welcomed the government’s promise to appeal a court …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5h1Nhirn2gk3mstm7h2Y1ZtcLH5mg

US, NATO supplies attacked in Pakistan
The Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Up to 50 militants attacked a terminal for trucks carrying supplies to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan early Monday,…
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h
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Pakistan to file review petition on Sharif disqualification case
Xinhua – China
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Xinhua) — Pakistan will file a review petition on the disqualification case of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11021222.htm

US drone ‘kills five in Pakistan’
BBC News – UK
A suspected missile fired by a US drone has killed at least five people in Pakistan, officials say. The missile hit a house in Janikhel, in Bannu district …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7945404.stm

PAKISTAN: Sherry Rehman resigns as Federal Information Minister
Asia Pacific Media Network – Los Angeles,CA,USA
ISLAMABAD --- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman was reported to have resigned late on Friday night, and after two days of …
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=105913

Why Pakistan cares about Chaudhry
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
He was sacked from the position by Pervez Musharraf, who led Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, and the campaign for his reinstatement, which has seen multiple …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/2009316513081197.html

Epoch Times – Pakistan PM Announces Reinstatement of Sacked Chief …
By By Masooma Haq/Epoch Times Staff
Pakistan’s PM Yousuf Raza Gilani announces that Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would be reinstated as chief justice.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/13744/

Pakistan Reinstates Chief Justice, Defusing Political Standoff
Voice of America – USA
By Barry Newhouse Pakistan’s prime minister has acceded to demands to reinstate the country’s former supreme court chief justice, who was fired by …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-16-voa5.cfm

In quotes: Pakistan reinstatement
BBC News – UK
Pakistan government’s decision to reinstate a sacked Supreme Court chief justice has prompted the opposition to call off a major rally in the capital. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7945384.stm

Pakistan to reinstate chief justice
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Pakistan’s government has announced the reinstatement of Iftikhar Chaudhry, the deposed chief justice, in a bid to defuse the country’s political crisis and …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/200931644935339947.html

Pakistan Stocks Rise Most in 9 Months as Gilani Restores Judges
Bloomberg – USA
By Farhan Sharif and Liza Lin March 16 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan stocks rose the most in nine months after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani pledged to…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601091&sid=aW8_glRmT0r8&refer=india

Indian Sikh held for abusing Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
The Sikh, who was under the influence of alcohol, was earlier beaten by a group of Pakistani spectators when he abused Pakistan after India scored their …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=200
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US launches second strike outside of Pakistan’s tribal areas – The …
Bannu, a Frontier Region, is outside of Pakistan’s tribal areas. Bannu borders the Taliban-controlled North and South Waziristan tribal areas to the east. According to US intelligence officials and reports from the region, …
www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/03/us_launches_second_s.php

Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ Pakistan’s chief justice …
By Myra MacDonald
Two years after Iftikhar Chaudhry was first sacked by then President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan government officials said he would be reinstated as chief Justice after nationwide protest led by Pakistan’s lawyers. …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/03/16/
pakistans-chief-justice-reinstated/

In Pakistan: Former associates of Benazir Bhutto worry about fate …
Chicago Tribune – United States
By Kim Barker | Tribune correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—For almost 25 years, Naheed Khan was the shadow of Benazir Bhutto, when the latter was an exiled …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/
chi-pakistan-zardari_barkermar16,0,5819432.story

Pakistan’s chief justice reinstated
Reuters – USA
Two years after Iftikhar Chaudhry was first sacked by then President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan government officials said he would be reinstated as chief …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/?p=2238

Report: Pakistan to reinstate top judge to ease tensions (Extra)
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was early Monday expected to announce the reinstatement of the country’s top judge ahead of intense …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_
1464813.php/Report_Pakistan_to_reinstate_top_judge_to_
ease_tensions__Extra__

JURIST – Paper Chase: Pakistan ex-PM leads march for judges as …
By Devin Montgomery
[JURIST] Pakistan opposition leader and ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday defied a house arrest order to lead a march by opposition activists and members of the Pakistan lawyers’ movement [NYT …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/03/
pakistan-ex-pm-leads-march-for-judges.php

Pakistan police clash with rioters and seal off capital to halt …
guardian.co.uk – UK
Pakistan’s government sealed off the nation’s capital, Islamabad, last night in preparation for a huge protest march which is due to reach the city today. …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/16
/pakistan-islamabad-protesters-halted

15 March, 2009

Pakistan protesters clash with police
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Laura King Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan — Police clashed with stone-throwing protesters today as opposition politician Nawaz Sharif defied a …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
pakistan-protesters16-2009mar16,0,3526419.story

Pakistan agrees to restore deposed chief justice
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is set to announce an unconditional restoration of the former deposed chief justice of Pakistan.…
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=88724&sectionid=351020401

Official: Pakistan to restore chief justice
The Associated Press
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A senior Pakistani government official says fired Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will be reinstated later this month, …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
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Pakistan: Behind the Latest Protests – Sepia Mutiny
By amardeep
Mass protests have erupted in Pakistan, as Nawaz Sharif and others have emarked on a “long march” to protest a recent judicial decision barring the Sharif brothers from holding office. Among other things, the protesters are demanding …
www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005684.html

IPE Journal: Trouble Brewing in Pakistan
By Dave Hart
Protests and violence have erupted in Pakistan as the supporters of President Zardari and the opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, clashed in the streets of Lahore – the New York Times has the details. From an outsider’s point of view, …
ipejournal.blogspot.com/2009/03/trouble-brewing-in-pakistan.html

Pakistan on edge as stir intensifies – Home – livemint.com
By Babar Dogar / AP
Pakistan on edge as stir intensifies, Power struggle between Sharif and Zardari descends into violence and chaos; analysts fear military may step in, Home.
www.livemint.com/2009/03/16000623/
Pakistan-on-edge-as-stir-inten.html

‘US drones’ target Pakistan town
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Two missiles fired by suspected US drones are believed to have killed four anti-government fighters in northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials say.…
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/2009315205734568441.html

Pakistan protests: Pitch rises | csmonitor.com
Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest to rally protesters in Lahore Sunday.
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0316/p01s01-wosc.html

Afghan NATO supply terminal attacked in Pakistan – Democratic …
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants attacked a Pakistani transport terminal from which supplies are sent to NATO troops in Afghanistan, burning dozens of vehicles and shipping containers, police said. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3783845

Newshoggers.com: Pakistan Government In A Panic
By Steve Hynd
By Steve Hynd Yesterday I wrote that Zardari’s government was getting desperate. Well now they’re panicking and looking like they’re scrambling to keep up with events, let alone keep a grip on the nation. Nawaz Sharif has walked out of …
www.newshoggers.com/blog/2009/03/
pakistan-government-in-a-panic.html

Pakistan diary: Round one to Sharif
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Round two will take place outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, when, and indeed if, the long marchers get there.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/200931516183336870.html

IFJ condemns ban on media in Pakistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
New York (PTI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Sunday condemned Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for imposing a ban on media,…
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903152074.htm

Pakistan teeters on the brink of chaos
Calgary Herald – AB, Canada
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunMarch 13, 2009 Washington and London are leaning heavily on Pakistan’s squabbling political leaders as the nuclear-armed …
www.calgaryherald.com/news/Pakistan+
teeters+brink+chaos/1384509/story.html

Pakistan’s Sharif leads demonstration to capital, defying …
Xinhua – China
While addressing his supporters in Lahore, capital of eastern Punjab province, Sharif, chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), demanded removal of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/15/content_11015757.htm

Economic war…Five dead…Pakistan protests | KXNet.com North …
KXMC – Minot,ND,USA
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan’s opposition leader is defying police to take part in anti-government protests. Mobs have been smashing bus windows and …
www.kxmc.com/News/344951.asp

Pakistan police battle protesters as crisis grows | International …
Sharif is locked in a bitter power struggle with Pakistan’s president that threatens to paralyze politics in the nuclear-armed country.
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=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1236764185985

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community
By Booman Tribune
Suspected militants attacked a transport terminal in northwestern Pakistan used to supply NATO troops in Afghanistan before dawn on Sunday and torched dozens of containers and military vehicles, police said. …
www.boomantribune.com/story/2009/3/15/93833/9833