Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif back from self-exile ahead of elections

Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif back from self-exile ahead of elections
The 73-year-old veteran politician, who spent four years in the UK, is seeking a political comeback.
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s thrice-elected former prime minister, has returned home after four years of self-exile in the United Kingdom to stand in next year’s elections against his biggest rival, former premier Imran Khan.

The 73-year-old veteran politician arrived by chartered flight to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Saturday, after which he is expected to lead a rally in his hometown, Lahore, where supporters decorated the city with green and yellow party banners, posters and flags.
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