November 13, 2007
Bhutto under house arrest - again
Opposition Benazir Bhutto is under house arrest again. The Pakistani authorities have detained Mrs. Bhutto, who was staying at a house in Lahore, in order to prevent her from leading a march from that city to Islambad:Police officers surrounded the house where Ms. Bhutto was staying here and arrested party workers who tried to cross police lines to reach her. Riot policemen using barbed wire and dump trucks loaded with sand blocked off the neighborhood. “We will definitely try to come out,” said Farzana Raja, a party spokesman, referring to street protests. “She will definitely try to come out.” Minutes later, the police arrested Ms. Raja and several dozen other party workers. With the police deployed across the city, it appeared that Ms. Bhutto’s supporters would again be blocked from demonstrating. Police officers arrested hundreds of workers from her political party around this city on Tuesday. Riot police officers were deployed outside government...(Read Full Post)