Islamabad: The reinstatement of the Pakistan's sacked Supreme Court chief justice is a healthy sign for the fragile democracy but a bad omen for President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, analysts said on Monday.
Pakistan's judiciary, under the reinstated and independent-minded Iftikhar Chaudhry, plus re-energised opposition parties with massive street power, are expected to curtail Zardari's tendency to amass powers and run the country by himself.
"He is definitely cornered and probably he is going to remain there," said a political analyst Ayesha Siddiqa.
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Image: Pakistan's deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry waves to people at his residence in Islamabad, on Monday, March 16, 2009.
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