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Campaign posters from political parties are displayed on a street in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Independent candidates backed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading Pakistan's national election results Friday, a day after sporadic violence, allegations of a preordained outcome and a cell phone service shutdown overshadowed the vote. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan

By Riazat Butt and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the country's parliamentary elections in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Pakistanis lined braved cold winter weather and the threat of violence to vote for a new parliament Thursday, a day after twin bombings claimed at least 30 lives in the worst election-related violence ahead of the contested elections. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Ex-Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif strikes confident note in vote marred by rival’s imprisonment

By Riazat Butt and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Security personnels clear way for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. A federal court in Pakistan's capital restored the appeals of the country's former Prime Minister Sharif against his 2018 conviction in graft cases, less than a week after this Islamic nation's three-time former premier returned home. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, right in vehicle, waves to his supporters as he leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Sharif returned to Pakistan on last Saturday, ending his four years of self-imposed exile in London. Sharif is facing multiple legal challenges. A Pakistani federal court on last Thursday granted him bail until Oct. 24, giving him protection from arrest until then. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif seeks protection from arrest ahead of return from voluntary exile

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers elect Shahbaz Sharif as new premier

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan's information minister said Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 that Islamabad has started a legal process to reach an extradition treaty with Britain that would pave the way for the U.K. to hand over Pakistan's former Prime Minister Sharif. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan starts legal process for ex-PM Sharif’s extradition

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, Mohammad Safdar, center, son-in-law of exiled former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures as he speaks to journalists after a court granted him bail, outside a court in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s military Tuesday announced the suspension of an unspecified number of intelligence officers and troops accused last month by opposition leaders of abducting a provincial police chief to pressure him to arrest Safdar. Nawaz Sharif. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

Pakistan army suspends troops for arrest of ex-PM son-in-law

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 2019, file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa attends a military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's army chief Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, ordered an investigation into allegations that a provincial police chief was kidnapped by army troops to force him to order the arrest of the son-in-law of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan army to probe troops’ role in arrest of politician

By MUNIR AYHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 8, 2018 file photo, Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leads a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistani police arrested Safdar on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 after he led a crowd in chanting against the military at the tomb of the country's founder. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan police detain son-in-law of exiled former premier

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ - Associated Press

Pakistani news channels telecast live of Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing to an opposition parties meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2020. Sharif broke a yearlong silence from exile in London to vow to oust Imran Khan from office, accusing him of only reaching power through a vote rigged by the country's powerful military. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan opposition, backed by ex-premier, to protest Khan

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. A Pakistani court on Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020 warned the country's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home by Sept. 10 to face a corruption hearing or risk being declared a fugitive from justice. Sharif has been in London since authorities last November released him so he could travel and seek medical treatment abroad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for former PM Sharif

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Pakistan warns ex-PM Sharif must return to face graft case

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 15, 2013 file photo, Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters at his house in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, a Pakistani court, overturned the death sentence given to the country's ailing former dictator, saying a special court that last month convicted and sentenced Musharraf had been formed in violation of the law. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan court overturns death penalty for ex-president

By ZAHEER BABAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018 file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. A Pakistani court has ordered to let former prime minister Sharif to go abroad for treatment without submitting any bond. Sharif's lawyer, Ashtar Ausaf says Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 that Lahore High Court gives Sharif four weeks for treatment abroad extendable if he is not fully fit to travel back. AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London

By ZAHEER BABAR and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan to remove ailing ex-PM from no-fly list

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Pakistan’s ailing ex-PM still on no-fly list

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Pakistan grants daughter of ailing ex-prime minister bail

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