The former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif is surrounded by aides and supporters on his plane's arrival in IslamabadPhotograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/APPolice block a road to the airport in Rawalpindi, near IslamabadPhotograph: Vincent Thian/APPolice wait on the tarmac in front of the plane carrying Nawaz Sharif after its arrival in IslamabadPhotograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
Mr Sharif is surrounded by his entourage as he leaves the aeroplane in IslamabadPhotograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/APSharif supporters trying to reach Islamabad airport are threatened by police with sticksPhotograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFPClashes between Sharif supporters and police in RawalpindiPhotograph: Anjum Naveed/APNawaz Sharif is arrested upon his arrival at Islamabad airportPhotograph: Petr Josek/ReutersActivists of Mr Sharif's party clash with police during a demonstration near the airport in RawalpindiPhotograph: Farooq Naeem/AFPPolice at Lahore airport watch television footage of Mr Sharif's arrival in IslamabadPhotograph: BK Bangash/APA Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying Mr Sharif takes off from Islamabad airport carrying him back into exile in Saudi Arabia Photograph: Farooq Naeem/Getty Images/AFP
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