Pakistan's Sharif says to return home on Sept. 10

LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif today said he would return home on September. 10 to challenge military leader President Pervez Musharraf in forthcoming elections.

Sharif was ousted as Prime Minister in a 1999 coup by Musharraf and risks arrest when he flies into Islamabad.

Another former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said yesterday she had almost sealed a power-sharing deal with Musharraf under which he will quit as Pakistan's army chief.

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