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| Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return from self-imposed exile on 18 October, despite no power-sharing deal with the government, her party says. | Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return from self-imposed exile on 18 October, despite no power-sharing deal with the government, her party says. |
| A top member of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) told journalists in Islamabad that Ms Bhutto would "bring back true democracy to Pakistan". | |
| Ms Bhutto, who has failed to reach a deal with President Musharraf, could face corruption charges on her return. | Ms Bhutto, who has failed to reach a deal with President Musharraf, could face corruption charges on her return. |
| She wants him to resign as army chief and seek a new term as president. | She wants him to resign as army chief and seek a new term as president. |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad, says Ms Bhutto's negotiations with the weakened military ruler are unpopular with both her party and with many Pakistanis. | The BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad, says Ms Bhutto's negotiations with the weakened military ruler are unpopular with both her party and with many Pakistanis. |
| Our correspondent says it is not yet clear whether she will return as the general's opposition or his main political support. | |
| Another former PM, Nawaz Sharif, made an abortive bid to return to Pakistan on Monday to challenge Gen Musharraf. | Another former PM, Nawaz Sharif, made an abortive bid to return to Pakistan on Monday to challenge Gen Musharraf. |
| He was deported to Saudi Arabia within hours, after being charged with money laundering and corruption. | He was deported to Saudi Arabia within hours, after being charged with money laundering and corruption. |
| The government says Ms Bhutto will not face deportation. | The government says Ms Bhutto will not face deportation. |
| 'Long live Benazir' | |
| Ms Bhutto's supporters erupted into chants of "Long Live Benazir! Prime Minister Benazir!" when the announcement was made by the PPP's vice president, Makhdoom Amin Fahim. | |
| He called on supporters and voters to receive Ms Bhutto on her arrival at the airport in Karachi, the capital of her home province of Sindh. | |
| Her planned return comes shortly after Gen Musharraf is expected to seek to extend his eight-year rule in elections sometime between 15 September and 15 October. | |
| Parliamentary elections are expected to be held by January 2008. |