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Pak police puts Sharif brothers under house arrest

Nawaz Sharif
Lahore, Mar 11: In an effort to stop the long march organised by the Pakistan's opposition party workers and lawyers to Islamabad, the authorities on Wednesday, Mar 11 decided to put Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif under house arrest, said a Geo TV report.

A crackdown was launched by the Police against lawyers and opposition leaders in several Punjab districts including Lahore, said the report.

Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Jamat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan will be on house arrest.
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The long march was organised by the opposition party to demand the government to reinstate the judges who were sacked by the former President, Pervez Musharraf.

Many activists of PML-N and Jamaat-e-Islami have been held by the Police while raiding their homes.

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