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Musharraf says he's returning to Pakistan to run for elections
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/09/pervez-musharraf-return-pakistan<snip>
Pervez Musharraf has announced he will return later this month to Pakistan where state prosecutors have said they will detain the former military ruler over Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Musharraf told several thousand supporters in Karachi by telephone on Sunday he would return between 27 and 30 January to prepare for elections. In apparent reference to the charges against him, he said: "I am coming to Pakistan but there are attempts to scare me off. There are baseless cases against me but we will face those cases in court."
Musharraf took power in a coup in 1999 and stepped down in 2008. He has been living in London and Dubai since then planning a comeback.
Musharraf's first challenge may be to avoid arrest on his arrival. On Saturday state prosecutors said they planned to detain the former army chief on charges that he failed to provide security for Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister, before her assassination in 2008.
Commentators have speculated that the army will not allow Musharraf to be arrested, setting it up for fresh conflict with the unpopular government of President Asif Ali Zardari.