Supporters of Nawaz Sharif the former Prime Minister and leader of second big party in ruling coalition Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) shout slogans in Multan Pakistan 23 June 2008 after a Pakistani court ruled that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif be disqualified from contesting the upcoming by-elections because of his previous conviction, a spokesman from his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party said.

Nawaz Sharif is a staunch opponent of the embattled president and retired army general Pervez Musharraf, who ousted the former premier in a military coup in 1999.  EPA/MK CHAUDHRY

A fruit vendor sells watermelons at his cart on a road side in Peshawar, 02 June 2008. The demand of watermelons in the local fruit markets has risen to a high level as the summer begins and hot weather waves strike different areas of Pakistan.  EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

A devotee wearing locks in his neck attends annual gatherings at the shrine of Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi Mashhadi, more known as Bari Imam in Islamabad Pakistan 26 May 2008. Thousands of people visited the shrine on the first day of the Urs which will continue till May 29.

People were seen eating rice and bread that was being distributed at the Langar Khana. The Bari Imam Urs has become one of the main events of the capital as thousands of devotees from all over the country take part in it every year. EPA/T. MUGHAL