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Nawaz deported.

10 September, 2007

Former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, who at landed at Islamabad airport on Monday after a seven-year exile, was deported to Jeddah after a brief stay of five hours despite a Supreme Court judgment declaring that the former premier could not be barred from returning to Pakistan and take part in politics.

The government did not show its cards till the last moment and gave an impression to media that Mr. Sharif would be arrested on his return in order to avoid any pre-emptive order by the country’s active judiciary.

The government staged a drama by showing Nawaz Sharif that he is being arrested. A government official showed arrest warrants to Mr. Sharif in a money laundering case, and asked him to move a helicopter so that he could be shifted to the jail.

Nawaz had no idea till the last minute that he was being deported. He was shifted to a PIA aircraft, which flew to Jeddah. Where he will spend three more years".

Pakistani analysts and legal experts question the role of Saudi Arabia vis-à-vis deportation of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dubbing it as interference in the country’s internal affairs and an anti-democracy act.

On the other hand, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Mr Sharif has announced that she will come to Pakistan within next few days.

“ I am planning to come to Pakistan Inshaullah within next four-five days. And I will see who stops me from returning to my country”, an emotional Kulsoom told a local TV channel from London.

Here are some questions
1)Is this violation of Supreme Court’s judgment?
2) If yes, what do you foresee? Do you see army and judiciary at logger heads in near future?
3)What encouraged government for contempt of court?
4)Analysts believe that the deportation of Mr Sharif will further boost his political image in the country.
What do you think?

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