No new oath for Pakistani judge

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   Pakistan's sacked top judge, Iftikhar Chaudhry, will not have to swear a new oath when he formally returns to office on Sunday, officials have confirmed.
   
   Mr Chaudhry was reinstated on Monday in his old post in a move which defused a major political crisis threatening President Asif Ali Zardari.
   
   Ten other judges were reinstated immediately, also without new oaths, a presidential spokesman said.
   
   But questions remain about an amnesty granted under the previous president.
   
   Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif called off a march on the capital, Islamabad, after the government moved to reinstate the judges.
   
   The unrest alarmed Western powers and the US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, hailed the decision to pull back.

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