WSJ.com
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto escalated her confrontation with the government by calling on Pakistanis to rise against the imposition of emergency rule by Pervez Musharraf, the nation's president and army chief.
"I appeal to the people of Pakistan to come forward. We are under attack," Ms. Bhutto told a news conference Wednesday after holding talks with other opposition leaders in Islamabad.
The former prime minister vowed to lead a protest march by her Pakistan People's Party on Friday to the garrison town of Rawalpindi, which also is home to Gen. Musharraf. The government has banned the protest, raising the prospects for large-scale clashes between supporters of Ms. Bhutto and security forces.
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