Lawyers march during a rally asking for the reinstatement of sacked judges in Islamabad May 12, 2008. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to decide on Monday if his party will stay in the coalit
The party of the former Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Shariff, is expected to consider today whether it will remain a part of the country's newly-elected government. His party's alliance with the Pakistan Peoples Party has come under strain over a dispute regarding how best to restore to office dozens of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf during emergency rule last November.