The World This Week: Pak Supreme Court re-instates Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister (Aired: May 1993)

For the first time in history, Pakistan Supreme Court passed a judgement overturning a presidential decree. The result was the reinstatement of Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister and was seen as a major victory for him as well as for democracy in Pakistan; Considered the festival for film buffs, we review the winners and losers at the Cannes film festival which ended this week; Gita Mehta talks about her new book – A River Sutra – which is making waves in the West.