Just a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president. Pakistanis have been urging the government to set aside political bickering and tackle extremist violence and economic downturn, but as it has for months, the issue of judges revealed itself as a severe strain in the alliance between the two main parties.
August 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Just a day after Pervez Musharraf’s resignation, Pakistan’s governing coalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president.
Pakistanis have been urging the government to set aside political bickering and tackle extremist violence and economic downturn — challenges underscored Tuesday by a bombing outside a hospital and new battles between the army and militants.
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