A big slapdown for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. Iftikhar Chaudri, the country's chief justice, has been ordered reinstated by the country's supreme court. Musharraf suspended him four months ago for purported corruption, although most saw the move as an attempt to intimidate the judiciary in an election year.

Musharraf wanted to ask parliament to clear the way for another five-year term for him.

Here's a Beeb analysis: Musharraf's legal nightmare.

CBC's As It Happens did an interview with Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan. It's worth a listen. Khan sees this as a huge breakthrough for democracy in Pakistan, as free and fair elections aren't possible without an independent judiciary.