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WORLD / Asia-Pacific
Sharif reportedly arrested on arrival in Pakistan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-10 16:55
ISLAMABAD -- Exiled former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif was arrested after
returning to the country on Monday, a local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
Nawaz Sharif (centre R), the exiled former prime minister of Pakistan,
speaks to his brother Shahbaz as he prepares to board a flight from
London to Islamabad September 9, 2007. [Reuters]
Sharif was taken out of the airport and transferred in a helicopter to an
unknown place, the DAWN NEWS report said, adding that he was shown an
arrest warrant for corruption charges.
A high-level delegation of the government tried to negotiate with Sharif
after his arrival, offering him two choices: to be deported or jailed.
The government still has not ruled out the possibility of deporting
Sharif.
PML-N has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, asking it to order the
government not to deport Sharif.
The Supreme Court ruled in a verdict that Nawaz Sharif and his family
were allowed to come back to Pakistan and take part in political
activities on August 23.
However, the Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum warned one day later
that Sharif would possibly be arrested on arrival. A special court
approved the appeal of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to reopen
three corruption cases against Sharif and some of his family members last
month.
Sharif has repeatedly expressed his willingness to return regardless of
the arrest warning.
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