In other news from Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has been dealt a major political setback. On Friday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court reinstated senior judge Iftikhar Chaudhry. The court ruled that Musharraf acted illegally when he suspended Chaudhry from his duties as chief justice in March. The president of the Karachi Bar Association, Iftikhar Javed Qazi, said the court’s decision is a historic moment for the country’s judiciary.

Iftikhar Javed Qazi: “Lawyers have been starving for independence of judiciary since 1947, and this is the first-ever chance when we have got a step ahead towards this direction. This is just a beginning. The restoration of the chief justice of Pakistan to his post is a first step, and we have to go a long way for the independence of judiciary.”