Amid Lahore Lockdown, Nawaz Sharif To Reach Pakistan To Face ‘Jail In Absentia’

Thousands Of Police Had Been Deployed In Lahore On Friday And Shipping Containers Placed Along Main Roads, Which Could Be Used To Block Protesters From Moving Towards The Airport, Where Nawaz Sharif Is Expected To Land.

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif And His Daughter Maryam, Both Sentenced To Lengthy Jail Terms In Absentia, Are Due To Return To Pakistan On Friday In A High-Stakes Gamble To Galvanise Their Beleaguered Party Ahead Of A July 25 General Election.

On Friday Afternoon, Thousands Of Police Had Been Deployed In The Central City Of Lahore And Shipping Containers Placed Along Main Roads, Which Could Be Used To Block Protesters From Moving Towards The Airport, Where Sharif Is Expected To Land.

Local Police Official Naveed Shah Told Reuters His Current Orders Did Not Include Restricting People’S Movements, But That Could Change When Supporters Of Sharif’S Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (Pml-N) Party Take To The Streets.

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