Lahore, Apr. 9 : Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was not restored as a result of any deal, former Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan said on Thursday.

Addressing the lawyers here, he said that Chaudhry would continue to provide justice to the masses through suo motu notices.

Quetta, Apr. 9 : Senior Vice President of the National Party and Senator Hasil Bizenjo on Thursday announced plans for a shutter-down strike and three days of mourning in Balochistan in protest against the slaying of three Baloch leaders in Turbat.

Addressing a news conference here, Bizenjo said that anti-peace forces were responsible for the assassinations of Balochistan National Movement (BNM) President Ghulam Muhammad Baloch, Senior Vice President Lala Munir Ahmed and BRP central leader Sher Muhammad Baloch.

Islamabad, Apr. 9 : The peace deal reached between the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the chief of the outlawed Tehreek e Nifaz e Shariat Mohammedi was scrapped on Thursday. Sufi Mohammad also announced that all peace camps in the region would be abolished.

Mohammed blamed the delaying tactics of the federal government in imposing the Nizam-i-Adal (Islamic courts) in the Swat region for the scrapping of the deal, thereby casting serious doubt about the nearly two-month-old cease-fire in the valley.

Islamabad, Apr. 9 : The chief of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Sufi Mohammad has announced the end of the Swat peace camp to protest against the federal government's non-supporting attitude towards the Nifaz-e-Shariat or the peace accord.

He said that though the provincial government is sincere with regard to the peace deal, the federal government is not.

Sufi Mohammad stressed that peace could not be established in the Swat Valley unless the Shariat is implemented there.

Islamabad, Apr. 9 : Former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Major Amir has reportedly developed close ties with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and other top leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

Sources said that Major Amir has met President Zardari several times in the recent past, and also accompanied him to Saudi Arabia in November last year.

Lahore, Apr. 9 : Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said the Australian Cricket team''s bench strength allows them to rest their top players for a series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Referring to Cricket Australia's (CA) decision to rest Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, and Mitchell Johnson, Alam said: "Even without three key players, I believe they are a very good side."

The Australian selectors have recalled Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Shane Watson as replacements.