Daily News Channel
Pakistan has placed opposition leader Nawaz Sharif under house arrest for three days, his party told CNN. Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N), was ordered confined to his residence in the city of Lahore from 8 a.m.
Pakistan has been plunged into a fresh phase of political instability after the country’s two main opposition leaders were barred from elected office. The controversial ruling from the Supreme Court has sparked violent and angry protests against the government of President Asif Ali Zardari in Punjab, the largest and wealthiest province of the country