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| Pakistan ex-PM followers defiant | Pakistan ex-PM followers defiant |
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| Allies of Pakistani ex-PM Nawaz Sharif say they will pursue his campaign against military rule despite his expulsion on his return from exile. | Allies of Pakistani ex-PM Nawaz Sharif say they will pursue his campaign against military rule despite his expulsion on his return from exile. |
| They said they were planning a day of protest across the country for Tuesday. | They said they were planning a day of protest across the country for Tuesday. |
| Mr Sharif was deported within hours of arriving at Islamabad airport, after being charged with money laundering, and put on a plane to Saudi Arabia. | Mr Sharif was deported within hours of arriving at Islamabad airport, after being charged with money laundering, and put on a plane to Saudi Arabia. |
| He says he wants to challenge Gen Pervez Musharraf, who ousted him in a 1999 coup, in elections this year. | He says he wants to challenge Gen Pervez Musharraf, who ousted him in a 1999 coup, in elections this year. |
| Mr Sharif had travelled to Pakistan weeks after the country's Supreme Court affirmed his right to return. | Mr Sharif had travelled to Pakistan weeks after the country's Supreme Court affirmed his right to return. |
| 'Clinging to power' | 'Clinging to power' |
| The former cricketer, Imran Khan, leader of an opposition party, said Gen Musharraf's days were numbered. | |
| KEY DATES 14 Sept: Date Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will announce details of her homecoming15 Sep-15 Oct: Timeframe Gen Musharraf has set for his re-election as president by parliamentOctober: Parliament expires and general election must be held Why Sharif was deported Bhutto's extraordinary career Q&A: Political crisis | KEY DATES 14 Sept: Date Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will announce details of her homecoming15 Sep-15 Oct: Timeframe Gen Musharraf has set for his re-election as president by parliamentOctober: Parliament expires and general election must be held Why Sharif was deported Bhutto's extraordinary career Q&A: Political crisis |
| "General Musharraf, if you think that by sending Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia you can save your skin, you better stop fooling yourself," he said. | "General Musharraf, if you think that by sending Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia you can save your skin, you better stop fooling yourself," he said. |
| "One man, to stay in power, is willing to destroy every institution, violate every law of the country, desecrate the constitution, only to stay in power. And that's why I think the whole country will unite in the movement against him." | "One man, to stay in power, is willing to destroy every institution, violate every law of the country, desecrate the constitution, only to stay in power. And that's why I think the whole country will unite in the movement against him." |
| Pakistan's deputy minister of information says Mr Sharif opted to leave Pakistan rather than be prosecuted for corruption, but the opposition says he was illegally expelled. | Pakistan's deputy minister of information says Mr Sharif opted to leave Pakistan rather than be prosecuted for corruption, but the opposition says he was illegally expelled. |
| Pakistani troops surrounded his plane after it landed. | Pakistani troops surrounded his plane after it landed. |
| There was a stand-off on board as he refused to hand over his passport to immigration officials for nearly two hours. | There was a stand-off on board as he refused to hand over his passport to immigration officials for nearly two hours. |
| Eventually he agreed to leave the plane and was escorted to the airport's VIP lounge. | Eventually he agreed to leave the plane and was escorted to the airport's VIP lounge. |
| But shortly afterwards he was separated from his entourage, charged with money laundering and corruption, and flown to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. | But shortly afterwards he was separated from his entourage, charged with money laundering and corruption, and flown to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. |
| Shots fired | Shots fired |
| Large numbers of police had set up barricades on roads to prevent Mr Sharif's supporters from reaching the airport on Monday. | Large numbers of police had set up barricades on roads to prevent Mr Sharif's supporters from reaching the airport on Monday. |
| There were reports of clashes between police and crowds of Mr Sharif's supporters in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Attok, where shots were fired and several people were said to have been injured. | There were reports of clashes between police and crowds of Mr Sharif's supporters in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Attok, where shots were fired and several people were said to have been injured. |
| One worker from Mr Sharif's Muslim League party (PML-N) told the BBC he and about 20 others had been badly beaten by police outside the airport. | One worker from Mr Sharif's Muslim League party (PML-N) told the BBC he and about 20 others had been badly beaten by police outside the airport. |
| Mr Sharif was exiled to Saudi Arabia in 2000 after being deposed, under what the government says was an agreement that he stay in exile for 10 years. | Mr Sharif was exiled to Saudi Arabia in 2000 after being deposed, under what the government says was an agreement that he stay in exile for 10 years. |
| The former prime minister has denied there was ever such a deal. | The former prime minister has denied there was ever such a deal. |
| Another former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has said Mr Sharif's deportation does not affect her own plans to return soon to Pakistan. | Another former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has said Mr Sharif's deportation does not affect her own plans to return soon to Pakistan. |