Court suspends inquiry into sacked Pak judge

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday suspended a judicial inquiry into misconduct charges against the country's top judge that triggered weeks of nationwide protests.

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday suspended a judicial inquiry into misconduct charges against the country's top judge that triggered weeks of nationwide protests.

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The court ordered the move, a decision likely to embarrass President Pervez Musharraf's government, as it took up a petition from Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry challenging his suspension from office.