Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto placed under house arrest
Pakistani police have served former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto with a temporary detention notice and have ordered her to serve 30 days of house arrest. Bhutto has not yet been detained by police.
The move comes as Bhutto planned to attend a protest, but she was stopped by troops who were ordered to surround and block off her home located in Islamabad. They then served her with a 30 day detention when she attempted to cross the blockade.
“I am trying to get out, as I want to go to Rawalpindi. I am in front of my house in my car. I have not been arrested and no arrest warrant has been served on me. Large numbers of policemen are present here and there are barb wire barricades and blockades in front of me,” said Bhutto.
Police claim that they are protecting Bhutto from a possible suicide bomb attack because “some suicide attackers have come to Islamabad,” added Bhutto.
Bhutto has publicly announced that she will head a protest against the country’s president, Pervez Musharraf, in an attempt to get him to resign as head of the country’s military.
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