South Asia analysts say the Pakistani government's decision to block former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from leading a rally against President Pervez Musharraf and his decision to declare emergency rule could backfire. The analysts say the move is likely to galvanize public opinion, and could lead to more unrest and violence. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Washington.
It took thousands of police, cement barricades and barbed wire to keep Ms. Bhutto at her home in Islamabad and stop her from leading a protest rally in nearby Rawalpindi.
"To stop one million people they have to paralyze the whole government of Pakistan in the northern part of the country. How can they do this day after day? They can not," Ms. Bhutto said.
November 09, 2007
Analysts Say Decision to Block Bhutto Could Backfire
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