CNN INTERNATIONAL - WORLD NEWS 03/14/00 SHARIF TRIAL UPDATE MICHAEL HOLMES, CO-HOST: Defense attorneys in the trial of Pakistan's ousted prime minister appear ready to return to the case in Karachi. Security concerns had prompted defense attorneys to seek to have the trial moved. We are joined by CNN's John Raedler now in Karachi. He has the latest. John, bring us up to date.</s>JOHN RAEDLER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Michael, within the past 10 minutes, the chief prosecutor in this trial, Raja Qureshi, has held a press briefing. He held this coming from having been part of a series of telephone conversations from the court here this Tuesday morning as</s>HOLMES: John, from what you know, what's behind the reason for returning to the trial? Why not just wait for the court's decision on that motion to move the location of the trial? What's behind this?</s>RAEDLER: Probably many factors. But one factor that I have been told about is that yesterday, Monday, the judge ordered that Nawaz Sharif speak to by telephone his counsel, Mr. Sultan, in Lahor (ph). CNN is told that that telephone conversation lasted for something like one hour and that during that conversation Nawaz Sharif made an impassioned plea to his senior counsel not to abandon him at this 11th hour of the trial and to please return and see the trial through to the end. It would appear from what I know that that has played a crucial part in the defense team deciding to call off this boycott and return to the trial and see it through. Michael.</s>HOLMES: OK, John Raedler in Karachi with the news there the senior counsel has advised that he will be returning to the trial of Nawaz Sharif. Closing arguments begin Monday. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Defense Attorneys In The Trial Of Pakistan's Ousted Prime  Minister Ready To Return To The Case In Karachi