Sharif confronts old Pakistan enemy Musharraf
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Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif launched another phase of his roller-coaster political career on Monday, returning home to challenge the army chief who ousted him eight years ago.
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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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The imminent homecoming of the prime minister he deposed is the latest challenge to the Pakistani president's precarious hold on power
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - He talks like a hard-core  Islamist, but sounds like a lost little boy.
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Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have raised objections to a power-sharing deal he is negotiating with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, casting fresh doubt on the future of the embattled president.
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Pakistan's two top opposition leaders, former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in exile on Thursday and pledged to fight together for the restoration of a "real democracy" in their homeland.
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The arrest on Pakistani soil shows the challenges facing Pervez Musharraf's government.
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Pervez Musharraf's war on al-Qaeda and on Pakistan's domestic extremists has earned him many enemies
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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held in custody after returning home to challenge the president, officials say.
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Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held by the authorities after returning to Pakistan after years of exile, officials say.
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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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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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When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets President Pervez Musharraf at the General&#39;s suite at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, much will hinge on how the two men get along.
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Pakistan's bitter election campaign heated up again Sunday as the country's main opposition leaders accused President Pervez Musharraf of trying to rig the vote two weeks from now.
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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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Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz  Sharif returned home on Monday from seven years in exile,  leaving his aircraft after a tense 90-minute standoff with  authorities.
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Exiled former Pakistani PM says unrest over Nawaz Sharif's deportation must not be used to defer forthcoming elections.