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Pakistan Police Vow Crackdown on Mass Protest

HeadlineNov 07, 2007

In Pakistan, police are vowing to shut down a planned rally against President General Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of a state of emergency. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she will lead the protest south of Islamabad today. Bhutto returned to Pakistan on Tuesday. She immediately denied charges of talks with Musharraf over a power-sharing deal.

Benazir Bhutto: “If you are hearing that a meeting is about to take place, no such meeting is scheduled. If you are reading reports that I was consulted, no such consultation took place.”

Lawyers continued a third day of demonstrations today, although in smaller numbers. Thousands of people have been detained in the crackdown.

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