25/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese presidency has welcomed the decision by the government of Pakistan to reinstate Iftikar Chaudhry to his post of president of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, thereby respecting a decision of that same court. Mr Chaudhry will resume the post from which he was dismissed in March by the president, Pervez Musharraf. The independence of the judicial system and respect for the rule of law are key elements in democracy and the EU hopes that Pakistan will...