World | Pakistan Pakistan Teeters After Ministers Quit Coalition Sharif pulls out over rehiring judges; Zardari will lead talks By Jason Farago Posted May 13, 2008 10:00 AM CDT Copied Pakistani lawyers burn en effigy of the country's President Pervez Musharraf during a rally for restoration of deposed judges Monday, May 12, 2008 in Multan, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer) Pakistan's 6-week-old government is in turmoil today after the prime minister refused to accept the resignation of nine members of the cabinet. Former PM Nawaz Sharif led the walkout in a dispute over the reinstatement of judges sacked during last year's state of emergency, reports the BBC. PM Yousuf Raza Gilani said he would refuse the resignations until meeting with Asif Ali Zardari, the leader of the PPP and the widower of Benazir Bhutto. Both parties want the judges returned to the bench but can't agree on a timetable: Sharif and his Muslim League want them reinstated immediately, while the PPP prefers a gradual process. The issue is whether to provoke a confrontation with President Pervez Musarraf, who fired the judges. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. Report an error