<P> On 23 August 2007, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, were free to return . Both vowed to return soon . </P> <P> On 8 September 2007, Lebanese politician Saad Hariri and Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul - Aziz addressed an unprecedented joint press conference at Army Combatant Generals Headquarters (GHQ) to discuss how Sharif's return would affect relations . Muqrin stated that the initial agreement was for 10 years but "these little things do not affect relations ." Muqrin expressed hope that Sharif would continue with the agreement . </P> <P> On 10 September 2007, Sharif returned from exile in London to Islamabad . He was prevented from leaving the plane and he was deported to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia within hours . His political career appeared to be over . </P> <P> On 20 November 2007, Musharraf went to Saudi Arabia as he left the country for the first time since implementing emergency rule . He attempted to convince Saudi Arabia to prevent Sharif from returning until after the elections in January 2008 . The political role of Sharif returned to the fore after Benazir Bhutto's return a month earlier . Saudi Arabia appeared to argue that if Pakistan has allowed a democratic - socialist woman leader, Benazir Bhutto, to return to the country, then the conservative Sharif should be permitted to return too . </P>

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