Sunday, November 25, 2007

Sharif gets a hero's welcome

Ten of thousands of supporters hail the deported leader's return to Pakistan as the politics get more complicated.

By Laura King
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

November 25 2007, 1:09 PM PST

LAHORE, Pakistan — Tens of thousands of cheering, chanting supporters showered former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with rose petals as he triumphantly returned from exile today, posing a thorny new challenge not only to President Pervez Musharraf but also to the pro-Western opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan26nov26,1,5270818.story?coll=la-headlines-world


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