Pakistan court orders arrest of Shahbaz Sharif

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LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept 7 (AFP) - A Pakistani anti-terrorism court Friday issued arrest warrants for Shahbaz Sharif, brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif, just days before the pair's scheduled return from exile on Sept 10, officials said. Shahbaz has been charged with ordering the killing of five people in an allegedly fake police encounter during his 1997-99 tenure as chief minister in Punjab province, his lawyer Aftab Bajwa said. “The anti terrorism court judge Shabbir Hussain Chatha has ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif and produce him before the court,” he said. The court has ordered that “Shahbaz Sharif should be arrested whichever airport he lands at,” he added. (Posted @ 13:15 PST)
- DAWN - Latest Stories; September 07, 2007