US Congress assails ousting judges

WASHINGTON—A resolution condemning the sacking of judiciary by President Pervez Musharaf and demanding the restoration of judges has been presented in the US Congress.
The resolution welcomes the joint decision of Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Nawaz Sharif for the restoration of judiciary. The members of US Congress William Delahund and Zoe Lofgren have also written letters for seeking support for the resolution.
The United States has condemned weekend bombing in an Islamabad restaurant that claimed the life of a Turkish woman and injured several others. A senior official also reaffirmed the US resolve to continue to work with Pakistan in combating extremism.
“The U.S. condemns the latest in a series of bombings in Pakistan that have taken the lives of over 500 people since January,” National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told CNN Sunday. He said “extremists that are targeting innocent Pakistanis, as well as Americans and others in the international community in Islamabad and elsewhere must be stopped.—Agencies