Deadline on judges looms in Pakistan

“We cannot reject the impression that the coalition has reached a make or break point”

With a self-imposed deadline looming, Pakistani leaders had yet to clinch a deal Sunday on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, an issue that has threatened to break up the ruling coalition.

U.S.-backed Musharraf removed dozens of judges and declared emergency rule in November to halt legal challenges to his presidency.

Anti-Musharraf parties won February parliamentary elections, putting together a coalition government that has promised to reinstate the judges _ a move that could increase pressure on Musharraf to resign if the courts revisit his eligibility for office. Read more