Thousands of lawyers have blocked roads across Pakistan to press the government to reinstate judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.
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Global Media Forum continues ... return the justices to their positions is also behind the collapse of the coalition government. Earlier this week, the country's second biggest party, headed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said the other coalition partner, the Pakistan People's Party, had broken its promise to give the judges their jobs back.
(Deutsche Welle)
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