Pakistan's thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was returning home Saturday on a special flight from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters ahead of parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif is expected to address a massive homecoming rally in the eastern city of Lahore later Saturday and his return comes as Pakistan experiences deepening political turmoil and one of its worst economic crises. “Today I am ...

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Events leading to the exile and return of Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif

October 20, 2023

Pakistan's three-time prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, is due to return home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile in London, his lawyer and party said. Sharif, 73, first become prime minister in 1990. Sharif, who became prime minister for a third time after winning a 2013 election, denies wrongdoing but a case against him is filed in Pakistan by his main rival, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.

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Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan's three-time PM due home from exile

October 19, 2023

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, is expected to return from self-imposed exile. Sharif, who served three terms as prime minister but did not complete any of them, was removed from office by the military, disqualified by a court, and faced corruption allegations. He made his fortune in steel manufacturing and entered politics in the late 1970s. Sharif had close ties with the military and was known for his economic policies.

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Nawaz Sharif 'excited' to return to Pakistan, says petrol price would have been Rs 1,000 per litre had PDM not saved country from default | Pakistan News

September 19, 2023

Addressing an online meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticket holders from London on Monday, the PML-N supremo also said that the price of petrol, which is currently hovering around Rs 330 per litre, would have been Rs 1,000 per litre had the coalition government led by PML-N not "saved" the country from default.

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