Sharif's supporters 'rounded up'
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Pakistan detains supporters of Nawaz Sharif, his party says, as the exiled PM prepares to fly home.
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Â· Leader's supporters baffled by intensity of row Â· Senior Tories claim party made to look chaotic
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A court ordered the arrest yesterday of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's brother, three days before the siblings are to return to Pakistan to challenge President Pervez Musharraf, a lawyer said. In another sign that the government is preparing a bumpy landing for the exiles, officials said police detained hundreds of Sharif supporters in his political stronghold. ...
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Religious and political leaders say that there is a crisis in Islam because too many fatwas are being issued.
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One family's allegiance to Hizbullah reveals much about the group's support and how it draws fighters.
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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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Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Pakistan on Tuesday to bolster security ahead of next week's parliamentary elections, but senior military officials say they would not try to interfere with the vote.
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Hundreds of lawyers rallied and boycotted courts across Pakistan on Thursday in a renewed campaign to force President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to step down, while supporters of former premier Nawaz Sharif prepared for his promised return from exile.
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It wasn&#39;t quite the semi-final match-up that the tournament organisers were expecting, but Pakistan&#39;s supporters didn&#39;t seem to mind one bit.
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Increased activity among armed rightist groups coincides with reports of their links to top politicians.
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Four people were shot dead at a campaign rally for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, police said, and Sharif's party blamed rival supporters of President Pervez Musharraf.
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LAHORE, Pakistan - Leaders of this country's fractured political opposition began taking the first steps yesterday toward uniting against President Pervez Musharraf, who is facing widespread dissent after more than a week of emergency rule.
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The Qaeda network accused by Pakistanâs government of killing Benazir Bhutto is increasingly made up not of foreign fighters but of homegrown militants.
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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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Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhuttoâs Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Gunmen opened fire on supporters of  former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday while  he was campaigning for a January election, wounding several of  them, Sharif said.
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Thousands of people gave Pakistan&#39;s suspended chief justice a festive welcome when he arrived here on his latest tour mustering support for his reinstatement.