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ISLAMABAD-Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif should honour an agreement to stay in exile for 10 years and should not return on Monday, a Saudi official said on Saturday, citing concern about Pakistani stability.Sharif, the prime minister army chief and president Pervez Musharraf ousted in 1999 and sent into exile the following year, is due to return home from London on Monday.He has vowed to launch a campaign to end Musharraf's rule.The return of Sharif is a serious challenge for Musharraf, who has lost much public support since trying to dismiss the country's top judge in March.The government has been trying to block Sharif's return, at least until after Musharraf tries to secure another term in a presidential election by the national and provincial assemblies some time between September 15 and October 15.Adding to the political tension has been a string of militant attacks in recent weeks. A car bomb in the northwestern city of Peshawar wounded 18 people on Saturday.Musharraf sent Sharif to Saudi Arabia in 2000 as part of what the government says was an agreement that Sharif would stay in exile for 10 years. In return, he avoided a life sentence on hijacking and corruption charges.As in the days of Noah...
