Pakistan’s government will restore dozens of senior judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf, a Cabinet minister said.

The announcement was expected to be made after a meeting of ruling coalition leaders scheduled for 1 pm in Islamabad.

“The decision on the judges will be taken and announced today,” Law Minister Farooq Naek told reporters in parliament on Tuesday, a day after Musharraf resigned.

Asfand Yar Wali, head of the Awami National Party, a junior partner in the coalition, also confirmed the plans to reinstate the judges.