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1. Convoy carrying former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf driving to his compound after court hearing 2. Various of security checkpoint outside Musharraf compound 3. Soldiers outside Musharraf compound 4. Exterior of compound 5. Exterior of Pakistan Supreme Court 6. Lawyers entering the building 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sardar Muhammad Ishaq khan, Supreme Court lawyer: "It is the prerogative of the government to declare any place to be sub jail, if they declare his house to be sub jail he can be kept there, if they don't declare it then he has to go in a proper jail." 8. Low angle shot of police outside court building 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sardar Muhammad Ishaq khan, Supreme Court lawyer: "He can go for bail after arrest, this is the option with him. The other option, either to remain in jail, face the trial, or to go for bail after arrest." 10. Khan leaving court. STORYLINE: Police returned former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf to his home on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad on Friday, where he is being held under house arrest. Police arrested Musharraf overnight at his home, where he holed up following a dramatic escape from court on Thursday morning to avoid being detained. Musharraf fled Islamabad High Court after a judge rejected his bail and ordered his arrest in connection with a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power. On Friday, Musharraf criticised allegations against him as "politically motivated". It was a new low in Musharraf's troubled return from self-imposed exile last month to attempt a political comeback in the upcoming parliamentary election. Police presented Musharraf before Islamabad District Court on Friday morning after arresting him, according to a senior police officer. The district court judge instructed police to keep Musharraf in their custody for two days and then present him before an anti-terrorism court, said one of his lawyers. "It is the prerogative of the government to declare any place to be sub jail, if they declare his house to be sub jail he can be kept there, if they don't declare it then he has to go in a proper jail," Sardar Muhammad Ishaq khan, a Supreme Court lawyer said. The decision by the police to arrest Musharraf ended an awkward situation in which the former military ruler was being protected by security forces for hours while holed up in his house, but none of them made a move to detain him. They were likely awaiting orders from senior officials trying to figure out how to deal with the delicate situation. Pakistan's government has been reluctant to wade into the controversy surrounding Musharraf since he returned last month, especially given his position as a former chief of the army, considered the most powerful institution in the country. Musharraf seized control in a coup in 1999 and spent nearly a decade in power before being forced to step down in 2008. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/686505044051461c8f4f4d9cc2af4320 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork