Restoration of judges as per Bhurban Declaration

DUBAI — The restoration of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf on November 3 last year will be done through a resolution of parliament as per the Bhurban Declaration, according to Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N.
Talking to reporters after the conclusion of two-day talks with PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari, the former prime minister said he would make an announcement on the outcome of talks in Lahore today.
Sharif said that meetings of the PML-N parliamentary committee and the central committee were scheduled to be held in Lahore today and he would make an announcement after taking them into confidence. “We will be giving you good news. You will not have to wait for too long,” he said.
“There is no ambiguity or doubt, and both parties agree that the deposed judges would be restored in accordance with the Bhurban Declaration,” Sharif said.
He thanked Asif Ali Zardari, and his aides Farooq Naek and Rehman Malik, for conducting the meetings in a cordial way and taking the PML-N’s view on the subject forward in a meaningful manner.
Sharif said that Zardari was like his brother, and added that the PPP co-chairman had to leave a little earlier to attend to a family matter. “He left after completing the work. In fact, we suggested him to go,” he added.
The PML-N leader said that the constitutional package, proposed by the PPP, was a different issue that also came under discussion during the meetings. He said that a committee set up to deal with the issue of restoration of judges had made substantial progress.
Zardari when confronted by reporters while getting into his car as he was leaving the meeting venue, said, “This is Dubai. No politics here. Our talks will always continue.”
PPP aides Farooq Naek and Rehman Malik also sounded positive. “Everything is ok. The result of the meetings is very good and will be announced very soon. We endorse the stand of our coalition partners on the issue of judges,” Naek said.
Agencies add: Nawaz Sharif said that reinstatement of judges would take place as previously agreed. “It has been decided and reiterated that the restoration of the judges will take place as per the Murree declaration,” Sharif said.
Asif Zardari left the negotiations before Sharif, telling reporters only that the talks were meant to improve their relationship.
Sharif said earlier yesterday that he would not budge an inch from his demand for the reinstatement of judges. “We cannot accept the November 3 action under any circumstances,” Sharif told Geo television.
“We will not sit in peace until the judges are restored. We are trying our level best that we stay together in the coalition and together return all the judges back to their offices with honour and dignity.
“I am trying my level best to make sure we fulfil the commitment we made to the nation on the restoration of judges,” Sharif said.
Sharif said the future of the coalition with the PPP could come under review if they failed to agree on the judges issue. “Our parliamentary party and the central working committee will meet to decide about it,” Sharif said when asked about the future of the coalition if the judges were not restored.