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| Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has been placed under house arrest, his party officials have said. | |
| Mr Sharif, a former prime minister, had pledged to go ahead with a rally in the capital, Islamabad, by lawyers and opposition activists on Monday. | Mr Sharif, a former prime minister, had pledged to go ahead with a rally in the capital, Islamabad, by lawyers and opposition activists on Monday. |
| Mr Sharif had thrown his weight behind attempts to reinstate judges sacked by former President Pervez Musharraf. | Mr Sharif had thrown his weight behind attempts to reinstate judges sacked by former President Pervez Musharraf. |
| Tensions between President Asif Ali Zardari's government and Mr Sharif's party have risen in recent months. | |
| The government has banned political gatherings across the country, saying they could trigger violence. | The government has banned political gatherings across the country, saying they could trigger violence. |
| Several other opposition leaders have also been placed under house arrest, a member of Mr Sharif's party, the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, told the BBC. | |
| Earlier, in a move seen as a conciliatory gesture, the government had said it would seek a review of a Supreme Court ruling that barred Mr Sharif from office. | Earlier, in a move seen as a conciliatory gesture, the government had said it would seek a review of a Supreme Court ruling that barred Mr Sharif from office. |