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Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

Crowds and cops greet Thaksin as he flies home for first time since coup

BBC BBC Feb 28, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew home today after 17 months in exile to cheering supporters and police, who quickly escorted him to court to face corruption charges. Thaksin, the billionaire owner of the Manchester City soccer team who was forced from power by a military coup, knelt and touched his native soil with his forehead when he landed in Bangkok.  More »

Supporters Detained as Sharif Flies to Pakistan

Exiled Pakistani PM says he has no deal with Musharraf

Reuters Reuters Nov 25, 07 6:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Troops today rounded up hundreds of supporters of exiled prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he was about to land back in Pakistan. Tens of thousands of activists were expected to greet Sharif as he returned, but soldiers were to keep them at bay. "Let's see what happens," Sharif said before boarding his plane in Saudi Arabia. A  government official said an "understanding" was reached allowing him to return but Sharif said no such agreement existed. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Saudi Arabia • Nawaz Sharif • exile

Pakistani Parliament
Vows to Quit

Musharraf's gambit to resign military post after election not a hit

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Sep 18, 07 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. Perez Musharraf’s promise to resign his military post only if he is re-elected president in October drew howls of protest today from Pakistani opposition parties, who threatened a mass resignation in Parliament. “He is blackmailing,” one leader told the AP. “We reject this conditional offer and reaffirm our resolve that we will force him to quit as the president and the army chief.” More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan elections • exile

Deal or No Deal, Bhutto Will Return Oct. 18

Ex-PM to end 8 years in exile; relations with Musharraf unsettled

BBC BBC Sep 14, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on October 18, her party said today, even without a power-sharing deal with Pervez Musharraf that would let her serve another term. Bhutto, who a party spokesman said will “bring back true democracy,” objects to Musharraf's plans to remain both president and army chief, the BBC reports. More »

Ex-PM Battles Expulsion
From Pakistan

Sharif's lawsuit may worsen Musharraf's tenuous position

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 11, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is taking Pervez Musharraf to court, hours after Musharraf ordered the deportation of his longtime political rival. In a move that casts further doubt on Musharraf's already shaky authority, Sharif—re-exiled to Saudi Arabia just 4 hours after his plane landed in Pakistan yesterday—filed suit in the supreme court charging the government with contempt. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Saudi Arabia • Nawaz Sharif • deportation • exile

Sharif Deported as He Lands in Roiling Pakistan

Arrests, tear gas and blockades greet exiled prime minister's brief return

CNN CNN Sep 10, 07 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Within hours of landing back home in Pakistan late last night, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif  was deported to Saudi Arabia, as his supporters clashed with police near the airport and hundreds were arrested. Thousands more had been arrested in advance of his return. Police escorted Sharif onto a commercial jet shortly after he touched down in Islamabad from London. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • US Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • deportation • exile

Pakistan Orders Arrest of Exiled PM's Brother

Former leader intends to return next week

Reuters Reuters Sep 7, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pakistan court has ordered the arrest of Shahbaz Sharif, the brother of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Both Sharifs are planning to return to Pakistan next week after seven years of exile, where they will mount opposition to the rule of General Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf has been ordering the detention of hundreds of Sharif supporters in an attempt to crack down on big welcome rallies. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • arrest • exile • Shahbaz Sharif

No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return

Pakistan's ex-PM leaves door open for further talks with Musharraf over "restoration of democracy"

BBC BBC Sep 1, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - She hasn’t reached a power-sharing deal yet and still faces corruption charges, but Benazir Bhutto says she’ll announce the date of her return to Pakistan on September 14. Speaking from London, the two-time prime minister said talks with Pervez Musharraf have been “80% successful,” the BBC reports. But the two sides have clashed over elections and parliamentary independence. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • London • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • exile • alliance

Exiled Ex-PM Allowed to Return to Pakistan

Court ruling another blow to Musharraf

BBC BBC Aug 23, 07 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan from exile, the country’s Supreme Court ruled today, dealing another blow president Pervez Musharraf. Sharif had already declared his intentions to challenge the "dictatorship" of Musharraf, who deposed Sharif in a 1999 coup, in upcoming elections. But Sharif, the BBC reports, could still face criminal charges if he returns to Pakistan. More »

New Buddhas Made in China, Bejing Decrees

Tibetans forbidden
to anoint successors
to Dalai Lama

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 4, 07 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - China's office of religious affairs has cracked down on the Tibetan practice of designating "living Buddhas," writes the Telegraph . A notice published yesterday forces Tibetan lamas to obtain Chinese permission before naming reincarnations. The exiled Tibetan government suggests the new rules signal that Beijing will try to name its own successor to the Dalai Lama upon his death. More »

More about:  China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • exile

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