Former president Pervez Musharraf removed more than 60 judges under an emergency order on November 3 last year, just as the Supreme Court was set to rule against his election for a second presidential term. The announcement was expected to be made after a meeting of ruling coalition leaders last night.

In the wake of the joint effort in pushing out Mr. Musharraf, there appeared to be a momentary desire within Pakistan’s new governing coalition to keep the momentum going, and to resist the internecine squabbling that has characterized the coalition since it won parliamentary elections in February.

The Pakistani President had imposed a state of emergency in November last year to force his re-election to another five-year term through the Supreme Court, but his political allies were trounced at the February polls. The new governing coalition finally overcame months of divisions and agreed to impeach Mr. Musharraf on August 7.