Thanks for nothing

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif smiles during
an interview with Reuters in London, August 23, 2007.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The headlines a couple days ago read like this:

Pakistani supreme court approves exiled former PM's return

So far, so good. No wonder he's all smiles. He will be allowed to return home.

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday [August 23, 2007] said in a verdict that the exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could return to the country and to take part in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Via Xinua.

Ah, but the other shoe hadn't dropped yet. Today the headline is:

Pakistani court to issue arrest warrants against exiled former PM after his return

Via Xinua.

Pakistan's accountability court on Saturday ordered that arrest warrants against exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members should be issued after their return, a local TV channel Geo reported.

Khalid Mehmood, the judge of the Accountability Court-IV in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital Islamabad, declined to summon or issue immediate arrest warrants against Sharif and adjourned the hearing of three corruption references against Sharif and some of his family members till Sept. 7. [slight format change - ed]

Isn't the Mid-East just barrels of fun sometimes?