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Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has been placed under house arrest, his party officials have said.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.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. 'Dismay'
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. Several other opposition leaders have also been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for Mr Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) told the BBC.
The spokesman, Ahsan Iqbal, called the move "undemocratic".
"We are very dismayed, disappointed that this government of President Zardari is using all these undemocratic measures... to crack down on a very peaceful movement," he said.
He added that roadblocks had been set up across the country to stop marchers from rallying in Islamabad on Monday.
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 over a 1999 conviction.