Showdown between Pak govt,judiciary appears imminent

Chaudhry has vowed to 8220;preserve,protect and defend the Constitution8221;,saying that any deviation from it under any circumstances must be resisted.

Chaudhry made the remarks at a Full Court meeting last night convened at a time when legal experts,opposition leaders and former judges feared the government is heading towards a direct clash by not-implementing orders of the apex court to end corruption in government departments.

Gilani told his partymen that 8220;there is a limit to everything and the situation has reached an extent such as there is an intervention in my authority and I will not allow this.8221;

Quoting Gilani,an outspoken member of PPP Babar Awan said: 8220;We will follow the Supreme Court orders but will not allow anyone to encroach our authority and start running a parallel system of governance.8221;