ISLAMABAD/LAHORE—Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due to return to Pakistan on Friday, July 13, in a high-stakes gamble to galvanize their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 general election.
On Friday afternoon, thousands of police had been deployed in the central city of Lahore and shipping containers placed along main roads, which could be used to block protesters from moving towards the airport, where Sharif is expected to land around 6:15 p.m. local time.
