Pakistan's supreme court convicted the Prime Minister of contempt today for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president.

Sacked Pakistani Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was reinstated to his post following months of pressure from the opposition, it was reported today.

A Pakistani Supreme Court stacked with judges loyal to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf prepared for a final ruling today on whether the general is eligible to be president.

A reconstituted Pakistani Supreme Court, loaded with judges chosen by President Pervez Musharraf, began deliberations today on the legality of the general’s emergency rule and his eligibility to serve a third term as head of state.