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Government agrees to reinstate judge Chaudhry to end crisis
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In an effort to calm the political turmoil gripping the country, the Pakistani government has agreed to restore deposed Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, reversing President Asif Ali Zardari's earlier refusals.
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REUTERS - The Pakistan government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as Supreme Court chief justice to end a political crisis that has gripped the Muslim nation, a government official said.