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Pakistan Ex-PM's Party: Police Arresting Sharif's Supporters

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Pakistani police were detaining scores of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his party said Thursday, claiming it was an attempt to prevent them from staging a welcome-home rally upon the ousted leaders return from London. The Pakistan Muslim League said scores of its members were nabbed in the sweep in eastern Punjab province. The police meanwhile said about 100 were detained "to avoid violence." Sharif, ousted by the Supreme Court for corruption last July,...

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