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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Returns Home

By Jackie Northam,  Andrea Seabrook
Published November 25, 2007 at 1:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif greets supporters outside the Lahore airport on Sunday.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif greets supporters outside the Lahore airport on Sunday.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to his hometown of Lahore on Sunday from exile in Saudi Arabia and was greeted by thousands of supporters. His return follows that of another former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, who was also in exile for years.

Sharif called on President Pervez Musharraf to end the state of emergency in the country before elections scheduled for January. Jackie Northam, who is following the story from Islamabad, talks to Andrea Seabrook.

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Jackie Northam
Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.
Andrea Seabrook
Andrea Seabrook covers Capitol Hill as NPR's Congressional Correspondent.
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