New Pakistani PM orders detained judges freed

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.

"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)