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News analysis: Pakistan avoids pitfall, but path ahead is unclear

By Jane Perlez

Published: March 16, 2009

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It was a signal moment in Pakistan’s political development: A huge demonstration forced the restoration of a dismissed chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a symbol of democracy and the rule of law. The army did not stage a coup, but insisted that the government accept a compromise.

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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, top center in dark jacket, the reinstated Pakistani chief justice, celebrated Monday in Islamabad.

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