Aitzaz Ahsan, right, a prominent leader of lawyers movement, speaks during a national flag hoisting ceremony at the residence of Pakistani reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Pakistan's top judge resumed his post at the Supreme Court on Sunday following two years of political turmoil over his ouster in the al-Qaida-threatened, U.S.-allied country. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Aitzaz Ahsan, right, a prominent leader of lawyers movement, speaks during a national flag hoisting ceremony at the residence of Pakistani reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Pakistan's top judge resumed his post at the Supreme Court on Sunday following two years of political turmoil over his ouster in the al-Qaida-threatened, U.S.-allied country.

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