Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has released a video message ahead of his arrival in Pakistan, asking people to support him in his struggle which he said he is waging for the future of  coming generations.

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"Pakistan is on the crossroad. I have done whatever  was possible . I know I have been convicted and awarded 10 years imprisonment   and will be taken straight to the jail," he said in the video which his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who is accompanying him , shared on Twitter. 

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In the video recorded on board the plane, he said : "I request people--  I am rendering this sacrifice for you, for coming generations, for the future of the country - stand by me and walk side by side  with me holding my hands.

He said asked his supports to seize  the opportunity which does not often arise.