New Pakistan parliament convenes (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 2:52am

Pakistani women lawyers hold the portraits of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry as their protesters shout slogan during a rally against the country's President Pervez Musharraf in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, March 16, 2008.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Pakistan on Monday inaugurated a new parliament dominated by opponents of President Pervez Musharraf who have vowed to crimp his powers and review his U.S.-backed policies against Islamic militants.



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