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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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 arrest on Pakistani soil shows the challenges facing Pervez Musharraf's government.
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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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CHAKWAL, Pakistan  - Pakistan's suspended chief justice traveled into the Pakistani heartland on Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from opposition supporters now posing a growing challenge to President Pervez Musharraf.
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Supporters of Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif vow to pursue his campaign against military rule despite his expulsion.
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Fierce fighting in a militant  infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda  threat radiating from Pakistan as U.S. officials met President  Pervez Musharraf for talks on Thursday.
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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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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 exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return on September 10 to challenge President Pervez Musharraf despite a request from Saudi Arabia not to go back, his party spokesman said on Wednesday.
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LONDON/ISLAMABAD  - Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was flying home on Sunday after seven years in exile to challenge President Pervez Musharraf, who could arrest him when he touches down.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- Police manned roadblocks and rounded up supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday as he prepared to end seven years in exile and return to Pakistan to lead a campaign to topple the country's U.S.-allied military ruler.
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Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday he would return home on September 10 to challenge military leader President Pervez Musharraf in elections.
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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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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif landed in Pakistan Monday, returning from exile to lead a campaign to topple the country's U.S.-allied military ruler who ousted him in a military coup eight years ago.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf faced a barrage of criticism and threatened protests Friday ahead of his arrival in London for a visit including talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Analysis: By allowing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home, the Supreme Court could undermine U.S.-backed plans for Musharraf to share power with another former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto