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CONFLICTS / NEWS Tue Feb 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

BBC News -- Pakistan's former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, will stand for parliament in a by-election, a party spokesman says. Mr Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party is currently in negotiations over joining a coalition government. His party won the second.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Fri Nov 23, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

MSNBC -- Sharif's party said its leader flew from the Red Sea town of Jiddah to Riyadh on a plane sent by King Abdullah on Thursday and that the two men would meet Friday. There was no confirmation from the Saudis. In September, two days before Sharif tried to.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- Clashes erupted in Pakistan Monday as former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was deported to Saudi Arabia shortly after returning home from seven years in exile hoping to campaign against the country's military ruler. Sharif was briefly taken into police cust.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Nov 26, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

SF Gate -- Tens of thousands of cheering, chanting supporters showered former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with rose petals as he triumphantly returned from exile Sunday, posing a thorny new challenge not only to President Pervez Musharraf but also to pro-Western opp.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Tue Sep 11, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- Lawyers for Pakistan's ousted ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have challenged his deportation in the Supreme Court. Mr Sharif was deported back to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after landing in Islamabad to challenge the rule of President Pervez Musharr.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Tue Sep 11, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

USA Today -- Lawyers for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging his deportation to Saudi Arabia, setting up another confrontation between the judiciary and Pakistan's military ruler as he battles to hold onto po.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been arrested and deported within hours of returning from exile. After landing in Islamabad he was charged and put on board a plane bound for Saudi Arabia, Religious Affairs Minister Ejaz ul-Haq told BBC.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

MSNBC -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was deported Monday hours after he had landed in Pakistan from seven years in exile hoping to campaign against the country’s U.S.-allied military ruler, two officials and Pakistani media reported. About four hours a.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after he had landed in Pakistan from seven years in exile hoping to campaign against the country's U.S.-allied military ruler, officials said. About four hours after he ar.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Sat Sep 8, 2007 @ 1:44pm neoform

BBC News -- Pakistan's airports have been placed on highest alert, with the threat of a terror attack imminent, officials say. The government has also banned gatherings of five or more people near Rawalpindi's international airport. The moves come days before e.. Read More