Pakistan Rounds Up Ex-Premier's Backers

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Police manned roadblocks and rounded up supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who left London Sunday after seven years in exile to return to Pakistan and lead a campaign to topple the country's U.S.-allied military ruler.

Before leaving London, Sharif warned that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government might try to arrest or deport him. At the last minute, he asked his brother Shahbaz Sharif to remain in Britain so that he can lead the party in case anything happens to the former prime minister.

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Pakistan Rounds Up Ex-Premier's Backers

The Pakistani government has hinted it may arrest or deport Sharif when he arrives, and an arrest warrant was issued against his brother last week in connection with a murder case.

Any attempt to arrest Sharif, whose e...

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