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| Ex-PM Bhutto under house arrest | |
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| Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been served a 30-day detention notice. | Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been served a 30-day detention notice. |
| The move came as she tried to leave her Islamabad home, which has been blocked off by police to stop her joining a planned rally in nearby Rawalpindi. | The move came as she tried to leave her Islamabad home, which has been blocked off by police to stop her joining a planned rally in nearby Rawalpindi. |
| Police in the city clashed with Ms Bhutto's supporters defying a ban on rallies imposed under emergency rule. | Police in the city clashed with Ms Bhutto's supporters defying a ban on rallies imposed under emergency rule. |
| Ms Bhutto has vowed to wage a campaign aimed at forcing President Pervez Musharraf to stand down as army chief. | Ms Bhutto has vowed to wage a campaign aimed at forcing President Pervez Musharraf to stand down as army chief. |
| Officers in riot gear blocked off the road to the former prime minister's house with barbed wire on Friday, with no-one being allowed in or out. | Officers in riot gear blocked off the road to the former prime minister's house with barbed wire on Friday, with no-one being allowed in or out. |
| The 30-day detention order was served on Ms Bhutto after she tried to cross the police cordon. | The 30-day detention order was served on Ms Bhutto after she tried to cross the police cordon. |
| As events unfolded, she told the BBC that her supporters would carry on her campaign even if she were detained. | As events unfolded, she told the BBC that her supporters would carry on her campaign even if she were detained. |
| Benazir Bhutto wants elections to be held on schedule | Benazir Bhutto wants elections to be held on schedule |
| The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says that raises the possibility of mass protests as Gen Musharraf tries to consolidate the state of emergency he declared last Saturday. | The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says that raises the possibility of mass protests as Gen Musharraf tries to consolidate the state of emergency he declared last Saturday. |
| Ms Bhutto had been intending to address a huge rally in Rawalpindi, but thousands of police were deployed to block the main roads. | |
| Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) says hundreds of its supporters were detained overnight. | |
| But PPP activists have been trying to reach the venue of the planned rally through alleyways, throwing stones and clashing with police. | |
| The authorities banned the rally, saying attackers were trying to target it. | |
| Last month a suicide bomber killed nearly 140 people at a mass gathering as Ms Bhutto returned home from exile. | Last month a suicide bomber killed nearly 140 people at a mass gathering as Ms Bhutto returned home from exile. |
| Security threat | Security threat |
| Pakistani deputy information minister Tariq Azim told the BBC that the opposition leader was being detained "for her own security". | Pakistani deputy information minister Tariq Azim told the BBC that the opposition leader was being detained "for her own security". |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The situation in Pakistan is deteriorating more than most people imagine Omer Salim Khan, Lahore Send us your comments On the run with Imran Khan Who's winning power game | HAVE YOUR SAY The situation in Pakistan is deteriorating more than most people imagine Omer Salim Khan, Lahore Send us your comments On the run with Imran Khan Who's winning power game |
| "She is being asked not to take out this rally or procession in view of the security threats that we have and keeping in mind what happened (on) 18 October," Mr Azim said. | "She is being asked not to take out this rally or procession in view of the security threats that we have and keeping in mind what happened (on) 18 October," Mr Azim said. |
| Meanwhile in the city of Peshawar, police say a suicide bomber targeted the residence of the minister for political affairs, Amir Muquam. | |
| They say two security personnel were killed, along with the attacker, but the minister is safe. | |
| On Thursday Gen Musharraf pledged to hold parliamentary elections by 15 February - a month later than scheduled. | On Thursday Gen Musharraf pledged to hold parliamentary elections by 15 February - a month later than scheduled. |
| He also renewed a promise to quit as head of the army, if and when the Supreme Court validated his recent election as president for another term. | He also renewed a promise to quit as head of the army, if and when the Supreme Court validated his recent election as president for another term. |
| However, Ms Bhutto dismissed his words as "vague". | However, Ms Bhutto dismissed his words as "vague". |
| "This is yet another vague announcement. We want him to hang up his uniform by 15 November," she said. | "This is yet another vague announcement. We want him to hang up his uniform by 15 November," she said. |
| 'Indispensable ally' | 'Indispensable ally' |
| Gen Musharraf announced his decision to hold elections after coming under pressure from US President George W Bush. | Gen Musharraf announced his decision to hold elections after coming under pressure from US President George W Bush. |
| The general imposed a state of emergency on Saturday, blaming militant violence and an unruly judiciary. | The general imposed a state of emergency on Saturday, blaming militant violence and an unruly judiciary. |
| On Wednesday, Mr Bush telephoned the Pakistani leader to urge him to call off the state of emergency and stand down as head of the army. | On Wednesday, Mr Bush telephoned the Pakistani leader to urge him to call off the state of emergency and stand down as head of the army. |
| But he also noted that Gen Musharraf had been an "indispensable ally". | But he also noted that Gen Musharraf had been an "indispensable ally". |
| A media blackout is again in force a day after it was eased - with international channels like the BBC and CNN temporarily allowed back on air on Thursday. | A media blackout is again in force a day after it was eased - with international channels like the BBC and CNN temporarily allowed back on air on Thursday. |