FILE - In thin June 11, 2008, file photo Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's top court Tuesday, May 26, 2009, lifted a ban on Sharif that prevented him from running in elections, clearing the way for the popular politician to challenge for the post of prime minister in 2013. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In thin June 11, 2008, file photo Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's top court Tuesday, May 26, 2009, lifted a ban on Sharif that prevented him from running in elections, clearing the way for the popular politician to challenge for the post of prime minister in 2013.

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  1. In this photo provided by Pakistan Muslim League, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Clinton is on a three-day state visit to Pakistan.
  2. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  3. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  4. Supporters of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Karachi October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the Sharif's government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  5. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party burn an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf during a march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  6. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party beat an effigy of former president Pervez Musharraf with their shoes during a march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  7. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of former president general Pervez Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  8. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of former president general Pervez Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.
  9. Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif�s PML-N party march in Lahore October 12, 2009. The PML-N observes October 12 as a black day in commemoration of former president general Pervez Musharraf's coup against the PML-N government in 1999. Sharif was first elected prime minister in 1990 but was sacked three years later on corruption charges. He returned to power in 1997, but was ousted in the 1999 coup by Musharraf, who brought criminal charges against him for hijacking, terrorism and attempted murder.

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