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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed

Pakistan's ex-leader Nawaz Sharif seeks protection from arrest ahead of return from voluntary exile

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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday sought protection from arrest from a court in Islamabad ahead of his planned return to the country, his attorney and officials said.

Sharif, who lived in voluntary exile in London until this month, is expected to return home on Saturday. He is currently a fugitive from justice, having failed to appear before a court in 2019.

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