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New Pakistani PM orders detained judges freed

ISLAMABAD
Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:08pm EDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - New Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani ordered on Monday the immediate release of all judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf after he imposed emergency rule in November.

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"I order the immediate release of detained judges of the superior judiciary," Gilani told the National Assembly, shortly after it overwhelmingly voted for him to become prime minister.

Gilani, a top member of the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, also appealed to judges to resolve disputes through parliament, not through protests.

(Editing by Robert Birsel)
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