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In Custody

Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif is placed in "protective custody" after he flew home from exile to challenge Gen Musharraf, officials say.
Ref. BBC

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SHARIF DEPORTED AFTER BRIEF RETURN

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's return to Pakistan after seven years in exile ended quickly Monday, as police ordered him to board a flight for Saudi Arabia.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/1...arif/index.html

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MUSHARRAF CAN KEEP ARMY ROLE AS PRESIDENT: PAKISTAN COURT

Pakistan's highest court cleared the way on Friday for President Pervez Musharraf to seek a further five years in power while also retaining his post as chief of the military.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...ff-general.html

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Musharraf Wins

Gen Pervez Musharraf wins Pakistan's presidential vote, though the result will not be confirmed until a court rules his candidacy was valid.
Ref. BBC

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Benazir Bhutto

Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile, to be met by thousands of followers.
Ref. BBC

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Seems like the old problem with the Chief Justice os rearing its ugly head again:

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PAKISTANI POLICE ATTACK, ARREST LAWYERS

Police fired tear gas and clubbed lawyers protesting Monday against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule. The United States and other nations called for elections to be held on schedule and said they were reviewing aid to Pakistan.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...25099,00.html

EDITORIAL: THE PAKISTAN DILEMMA

Pakistan doesn't provide a new challenge for the United States. It reminds the nation of an old, familiar challenge - the balancing act of competing interests that has defined much of U.S. foreign policy dating back to the early 20th century.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...25060,00.html

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This country is destabilizing itself through all these radical moves. You cannot take out the judicial system of a country just because you 'feel like it'.

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Pakistan Out Of Commonwealth

Pakistan has been suspended from the Commonwealth "pending the restoration of democracy and rule of law", officials announce.
Ref. BBC