Former Pakistan PM Sharif accused of 'sedition'

Pakistan’s top security official has warned the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif that his recent anti-government speeches could amount to treason, ratcheting up tensions in the country ahead of planned protest rallies this week.
Rehman Malik said the government had “no intention" of arresting the opposition leader, but suggested that it had grounds to do so.
Political tensions in Pakistan have risen dramatically following a Supreme Court ruling last month that barred Mr Sharif and his brother from elected office. Any arrest, of Mr Sharif or other high-profile members of his party, would be a major escalation of the crisis and would be likely to trigger violent protests.

Mr Sharif and his brother say President Asif Ali Zardari was behind the decision and have vowed to join a protest by lawyers in the capital of Islamabad seeking the restoration of fired judges who many expect to take up cases that could weaken Mr Zardari's already shaky grip on power.
The crisis comes Pakistan battles rising violence by al-Qaeda and Taleban militants and a crushing economic situation. Last week, Britain appealed for political unity, saying the bickering was distracting the country from the fight against militants.
In a televised media conference, Mr Malik read out extracts from several speeches he said were made by Mr Sharif at the fiery rallies he has been addressing since the court ruling.
“Inciting people for disobedience is sedition ... It could get life imprisonment and a fine,” he said. He also appealed for Mr Sharif to negotiate with the government for a solution, as other government leaders have pleaded.

Some analysts say both sides in the dispute are taking a tough line to get favorable terms in the event any deal is made to defuse the crisis.
Mr Malik said the government would not outlaw the lawyers' march but said the protesters would not be allowed to rally in front of the parliament building or other downtown areas, as they are planning. He suggested they protest in a park on the outskirts of Islamabad.
The protesters have said the march will be peaceful, but that they will not leave streets close to the parliament until the judges are restored.

Meanwhile, judges in the eastern province of Punjab extended by 60 days the detention of four people being questioned in connection with last year’s terrorist attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai. Among them was Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an Islamist group widely believed to be a front for the militant network that carried out the attacks.

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