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Sharif may face death penalty for hijacking

January 20, 2000 | Bruner, Tasgola Karla | Copyright

PAKISTAN'S FORMER prime minister was charged yesterday with kidnapping, attempted murder, hijacking and terrorism, more than three months after he lost power in a military coup. A hijacking conviction can mean the death penalty.

Nawaz Sharif and six others, including his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif, deny the charges. They stem from 12 October when General Pervez Musharraf seized power.

Mr Sharif is accused of refusing to allow a commercial airliner with General Musharraf and 200 passengers on board to land in Karachi. General Musharraf was returning to Pakistan from Sri Lanka after he had been sacked by Mr Sharif. Hours after landing he deposed the prime …

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