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Former Leaders Sharif, Bhutto, to Return to Pakistan

from National Public Radio
August 31, 2007

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has ruled since a military coup in 1999. Now the prime minister he deposed, Nawaz Sharif, is preparing to return from exile. Sharif is playing a role in a story that involves democracy, dictatorship, and the war on terror. Reporter Graham Usher in Islamabad speaks with Steve Inskeep.

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  • Morning Edition, August 31, 2007
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