Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry landmark decision which would change the course of judicial history of Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif called off the Long March after securing the reinstatement of the PMLN Punjab Government and unilaterally ended the Long March . He thanked the nation while it was announced that CJ Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry would be sworn back in on 21 March. In a short speech, PM Gilani officially announced that Iftikhar Chaudhry would be reinstated as the Supreme Court Justice. He also announced that Section 144 would be lifted throughout the country. He congratulated the people of Pakistan on this historic occasion. It Later emerged
Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that some lawyers are in contact with the government. He also confessed that the lawyers' bodies are much organised on the chief justice issue. Strict security measures have been taken in Islamabad on the hearing of presidential reference against non-functional Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry here on Friday. Additional contingents of law enforcement forces were deployed in Islamabad whereas FC put on stand- by position. Strict surveillance also carried out at entry and exit routes of the city. A separate traffic plan has been prepared to maintain traffic flow in the capital, however, traffic jam was reported in different areas