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No plan to clip CJ s powers, says Gilani

Sacked judges reinstated in previous status

Daily Times, Islamabad
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday dispelled the impression that the government was considering measures to curtail the powers of the chief justice, saying "such negativism should be discouraged”.
By reinstating Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, the prime minister said the government had amicably resolved the national issue of independence of judiciary "in accordance with Benazir Bhutto's vision and President Asif Zardari's promise”.
Meanwhile, the government notified the reinstatement of all sacked judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts on their pre-November 3,2007 positions.
Two separate notifications from the Law and
Justice Division were read out by Federal Law Secretary Agha Muhammad Rafique at a press conference and later faxed to the media.
Gilani said that the governor's rule in Punjab would be lifted soon and the government would take all political parties on board in its efforts for reconciliation.
"The federal government is against gover nor's rule in Punjab. I am against governor's rule in Punjab. It will end it as soon as possible. It is the government's top priority,” Gilani told reporters after attending an event at a private school. .
The prime minister said his government wanted national reconciliation and the strengthening of democracy and national institutions in line with the Charter of
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Democracy (CoD) because it was essential for a better future for Pakistan.
“The government will implement the Charter of Democracy as signed by slain PPP chairwoman Benazir Bhutto and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in letter and spirit," he said.
Gilani appreciated Nawaz's positive response to his policy of reconciliation, adding: “The government will file a review petition against the disqualification of the Sharif brothers after the Supreme Court issues its detailed verdict"
He did not rule out the prospects of a coalition with the PML-N in the federal government, saying “politics is a day-to-day affair".
The government on Tuesday okayed the reinstatement of all sacked judges of the Supreme and High courts including sacked chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on their pre-November 3, 2007 positions.
“The president of Pakistan is pleased to restore Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the deposed CJP (chief justice of Pakistan), to the position he was
holding immediately before Novembers, 2007,” onegovern-ment notification said.
“He will assume office of CJP on March 22, after the retirement of CJP Abdul Hameed Dogar on March 21."
The second notification said other sacked judges would assume office with immediate effect.
The reinstated judges of the Supreme Court are: Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad. The reinstated judges of the Lahore High Court are: Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman.
The reinstated judges also include Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Sindh High Court and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan of the Peshawar High Court
The law secretary told reporters the sacked judges would not be administered a fresh oath.