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Activists cheer Pakistan judge rule

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Pakistan's government has reinstated several sacked judges, including the chief justice after the opposition prepared to march in Islamabad against the government. It has been reported that opposition activists and leaders detained over the last week of mounting disturbances would be freed and a ban on demonstrations in the capital and several provinces lifted. Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner, and correspondent Barbara Plett explain the significance of the action.

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