Asif Ali Zardari: The Pakistani president's government is under pressure after supreme court ended legal amnesty. Photograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesPakistan Travel Bans Spark Fears Of Coup -- The Australian
PAKISTAN'S independent corruption watchdog has banned 247 top officials, including the defence and interior ministers, from leaving the country, prompting rumours of a military coup.
The National Accountability Bureau has also begun freezing assets following a Supreme Court decision this week to overturn the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance and reinstate criminal and corruption charges against some 8000 bureaucrats, including President Asif Ali Zardari.
The move has increased pressure on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to remove the corruption-tainted ministers - both important presidential allies - from the cabinet.
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More News On The Turmoil In Pakistan
Pakistan denies coup as court ruling rocks Zardari government -- The Guardian
Pakistan Ministers Are Called Before the Courts -- New York Times
Who's in charge of nuclear-armed U.S. ally Pakistan? -- McClatchy News
Pakistani corruption court stops ministers leaving country -- Times Online
Immunity ruling throws Pakistani government into chaos -- ABC News (Australia)
Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik faces arrest as crisis deepens -- the Telegraph
Pakistan party demands Zardari resignation -- BBC
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