Lightning and heavy rain caused landslides that destroyed homes in two villages in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 70 people, officials said.
Pakistan's top judge began his first full day back in office Saturday after a court rebuffed his suspension by under-fire President Pervez Musharraf, a verdict hailed by key ally Washington.
The country's chief justice is restored to office, in the latest blow to Pakistan's embattled President
The country's chief justice, whose firing sparked nationwide protests, is restored to office, in the latest blow to Pakistan's embattled president
Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
Omar Ali Khan has added a quirky dimension to the description of Pakistan as a front line of the war on terror — a Hollywood-inspired movie that's sparking surprising interest at home and abroad.
Lightning and heavy rain caused landslides that destroyed homes in two villages in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 50 people, officials said.
Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated the country's top judge on Friday in an historic ruling that dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf, who had suspended him four months earlier.
Lightning and heavy rain destroyed homes in two remote villages in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 50 people, officials said.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Pervez Musharraf had no authority to suspend Pakistan's top judge and ordered him reinstated, a major blow to the standing of the general who has been a key U.S. ally against terrorism.