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| A court in Pakistan has ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother, Shahbaz, ahead of the two men's expected return next week. | A court in Pakistan has ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother, Shahbaz, ahead of the two men's expected return next week. |
| The brothers, who were exiled following a 1999 coup which ousted Nawaz Sharif, are due to leave for home on Monday. | |
| Shahbaz Sharif denies ordering the extra-judicial killings of five people when he was in power in the 1990s. | Shahbaz Sharif denies ordering the extra-judicial killings of five people when he was in power in the 1990s. |
| The return of Nawaz Sharif poses the most serious threat yet to Gen Pervez Musharraf who has ruled since 1999. | The return of Nawaz Sharif poses the most serious threat yet to Gen Pervez Musharraf who has ruled since 1999. |
| 'Politically motivated' | 'Politically motivated' |
| The judge in Lahore ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif "at whichever airport he lands", said a lawyer for the Sharifs. | The judge in Lahore ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif "at whichever airport he lands", said a lawyer for the Sharifs. |
| "The anti-terrorism court judge Shabbir Hussain Chatha has ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif and produce him before the court," the lawyer, Aftab Bajwa, told AFP news agency. | "The anti-terrorism court judge Shabbir Hussain Chatha has ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif and produce him before the court," the lawyer, Aftab Bajwa, told AFP news agency. |
| Shahbaz Sharif was chief minister of Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital, at the time of the alleged killings. | Shahbaz Sharif was chief minister of Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital, at the time of the alleged killings. |
| He says the charges against him are politically motivated. | He says the charges against him are politically motivated. |
| The warrant for his arrest was issued during his exile, in 2003. He flew back to Pakistan in 2004, but was forcibly deported. | The warrant for his arrest was issued during his exile, in 2003. He flew back to Pakistan in 2004, but was forcibly deported. |
| Prosecutors say police killed five madrassa (religious school) students suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism in 1998 on the orders of Shahbaz Sharif. | Prosecutors say police killed five madrassa (religious school) students suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism in 1998 on the orders of Shahbaz Sharif. |
| Siddiqul Farooq, a senior member of the Sharifs' faction of the Pakistan Muslim League party, promised to oppose the arrest warrant. | Siddiqul Farooq, a senior member of the Sharifs' faction of the Pakistan Muslim League party, promised to oppose the arrest warrant. |
| "We will adopt all legal methods to defend their rights," AFP quoting him as saying. | "We will adopt all legal methods to defend their rights," AFP quoting him as saying. |
| Legal setbacks | Legal setbacks |
| Nawaz Sharif's government was overthrown in a military coup in 1999, and he was exiled to Saudi Arabia in 2000. | Nawaz Sharif's government was overthrown in a military coup in 1999, and he was exiled to Saudi Arabia in 2000. |
| In July, he appealed to the Supreme Court to be allowed to return to Pakistan. | In July, he appealed to the Supreme Court to be allowed to return to Pakistan. |
| The court upheld his petition, dealing the latest in a series of legal blows to the government of President Musharraf. | The court upheld his petition, dealing the latest in a series of legal blows to the government of President Musharraf. |
| Last week, Nawaz Sharif announced his plans to return home on 10 September, vowing to challenge Gen Musharraf. | Last week, Nawaz Sharif announced his plans to return home on 10 September, vowing to challenge Gen Musharraf. |
| The president is said to be near a deal to share power with another former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. But as yet nothing has been announced. | The president is said to be near a deal to share power with another former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. But as yet nothing has been announced. |
| General elections are due to be held in Pakistan this year, and Gen Musharraf's five-year term as president also expires. | General elections are due to be held in Pakistan this year, and Gen Musharraf's five-year term as president also expires. |