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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will try to return to Pakistan on Sunday, his second attempt since September, CNN has confirmed.

The last time Sharif tried to return from exile, he was quickly deported by the government of the man who ousted him in 1999: President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

Sharif, leader of the opposition party Pakistan Muslim League, has been in exile in Saudi Arabia. He was convicted of tax evasion and treason after being ousted but was released in 2000 in exchange for agreeing to 10 years of exile in Saudi Arabia. Read full article »

CNN's Karl Penhaul and Zein Basravi contributed to this report

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