09-10-2007, 03:42 AM
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<b>Pakistan tightens security for Sharif </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police arrested leading supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and blocked roads leading to the airport Monday ahead of his return from exile to lead a campaign to topple Pakistan's U.S.-allied military ruler.
Before leaving London, Sharif warned that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government might try to arrest or deport him. At the last minute, he asked his brother Shahbaz Sharif to remain in Britain so that he can lead the party in case anything happens to the former prime minister.
<b>The Pakistani government has hinted it may arrest or deport Sharif when he arrives. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema said Sharif </b>"would be treated according to the law" on his arrival. He declined to elaborate.
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<b>Pakistan tightens security for Sharif </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police arrested leading supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and blocked roads leading to the airport Monday ahead of his return from exile to lead a campaign to topple Pakistan's U.S.-allied military ruler.
Before leaving London, Sharif warned that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government might try to arrest or deport him. At the last minute, he asked his brother Shahbaz Sharif to remain in Britain so that he can lead the party in case anything happens to the former prime minister.
<b>The Pakistani government has hinted it may arrest or deport Sharif when he arrives. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema said Sharif </b>"would be treated according to the law" on his arrival. He declined to elaborate.
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