Pakistan's Exiled Former Leader Sharif Can Return (Update3)
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"Exiled former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return, the Supreme Court said in a decision that clears the way for him to run for parliament and increases political pressure on President Pervez Musharraf.
Lawyers for Sharif, who founded the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz and has been living in London, appealed to the country's highest appellate bench to allow him back into Pakistan, saying the constitution guarantees him the right to return.
``I want to return as soon as possible,'' Sharif said in a news conference broadcast from London after today's ruling. ``My priority would be to restore democracy in Pakistan. I am not afraid to face more court cases from the government or if the government plans to arrest me on my arrival.''"
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