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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Barak agrees to join Netanyahu's coalition, TV reports
Sufi threatens to withdraw from Swat deal
SWAT Defunct TNSM chief Sufi Mohammad has said that his organization (TNSM) would withdraw from the deal reached with the NWFP government regarding enforcement of Nizam-e-Adal Regulations in Swat if the deal was not enforced, saying that ‘I am not satisfied with steps taken so far in this regard.’‘We are still committed to the agreement but the steps taken by the government in this regard are not enough and the government would be responsible if the deal was not enforced in letter and spirit,’ Sufi said while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.He said that the law and order situation had been good for the last one month but the agreement was not being implemented, adding that the implementation of Nizam-e-Adal was also promised in Kohistan and Hazara in addition to Malakand Division but was not being honored.‘Qazis have been appointed in Swat in place of judges but have no powers and can not make decisions,’ he remarked, adding that no Qazi had been appointed in other districts of the Malakand Division so far.TNSM chief said he was going to finish camp and go back.To a question, he said, ‘he had signed the deal with the provincial government and not with President Zardari.’
NeWs from Pakistan:Chief Justice Iftikhar calls for end to corruption
ISLAMABAD Reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry urged lawyers Tuesday to wipe out corruption in the judiciary amid a hero’s welcome on his first day in court for 16 months.Millions of Pakistanis hope he will cleanse the judiciary, but experts warn that he faces huge challenges to bring about legal and institutional reform.‘It is a matter of great satisfaction and a day of thanksgiving to Allah the almighty that after a long period the original court has been restored,’ Chaudhry told a courtroom packed with lawyers who gave him a standing ovation.‘There is rampant corruption in this institution (judiciary). This cannot be eradicated without the help of lawyers. You people should come forward to point out such cases,’ he said.‘I will request all of you, being officers of this court, to put your house in order first,’ Chaudhry said.His vehicle was showered with rose petals after swinging into the Supreme Court compound under heavy police escort as lawyers waved Pakistani flags and welcome banners, and activists released colored balloons into the sky.Meanwhile, lawyers filed a petition to reverse the appointment of dozens of Supreme Court and high court judges nominated under emergency rule in Pakistan and without going through the correct legal processes.Another petition was filed at the Lahore branch of the Supreme Court, calling for Musharraf to face trial for treason.