The decision was announced by commonwealth secretary-general Don McKinnon after a two-day meeting in London of the nine-nation Commonweath Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).
In Islamabad, Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid welcomed the decision, saying: “We fully appreciate it”.
McKinnon, reading a statement to reporters, said: “The (CMAG) group welcomed the progress made in restoring democracy and rebuilding democratic institutions in Pakistan … and decided therefore that Pakistan should no longer remain suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth.”
