Nine ministers from former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's party have tendered their resignation over a dispute about the reinstatement of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency rule last year.
State television reported that ministers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz faction submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. On Monday, Sharif announced his party would withdraw from the cabinet after the coalition missed a deadline to reinstate the judges. Analysts say the move could threaten the six-week-old government although Sharif insists Pakistani coalition to reinstate sacked judges on May 12 ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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