Sharifâs Exile Challenged in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- Lawyers for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging his expulsion to Saudi Arabia, setting up another confrontation between the judiciary and Pakistan's military ruler as he battles to hold onto power.
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Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement.
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The assassination of the former prime minister raises questions about the Musharraf government's security measures.
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Lawyers for the former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition threw down a legal challenge to Pakistanâs president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
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Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, returned home on Monday after seven years in exile to challenge military president Pervez Musharraf.
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Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif said Thursday he would return home from exile on Sept. 10 to challenge President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's plans to extend his rule.
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The ruling on Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister, is a direct challenge to the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
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Nawaz Sharif, the exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, boarded a flight from London to Islamabad on Sunday as he headed towards a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf, who has threatened him with arrest.
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Pakistan's government urged exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif not to return home, saying Saturday he should honor a promise he made to stay away after being ousted from power.
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Pakistan's exiled leader makes a tightly choreographed announcement of her comeback. But a new political factor awaits her: an unleashed media
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Pakistani authorities have detained more than 2,000 supporters of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his party said on Sunday, the eve of his planned return to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.
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Immediately after Pakistan's highest court ruled he could return, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would go home soon to lead his party's campaign to oust President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who exiled Sharif eight years ago.
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Shahbaz Sharif tells TIME about the harrowing deportation of his brother, former Pakistan leader Nawaz Sharif, and what the pair plan to do next
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's political opposition yesterday launched a legal challenge to the deportation of a prominent rival of President General Pervez Musharraf a day earlier, spearheading what was described as a broader campaign to topple the military leader.
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Pakistan's Gen Musharraf weighs up his options as a former PM announces plans to return to challenge him.
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Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif were due to petition the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking action against the government for deporting their leader to Saudi Arabia.