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Pakistan Ends Bhutto Detention

Musharraf lifts house arrest, prepares for US diplomat

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(Newser) – Benazir Bhutto has been released from house arrest and her detention orders withdrawn just hours before Pakistan's President Perzez Musharraf swears in an interim government of his choosing and a US diplomat arrives for talks, Reuters reports. "She is free to move wherever she likes," said a police official. Bhutto had been detained—again—since Tuesday, to prevent her from attending a demonstration opposing emergency rule.

Bhutto's release comes as Musharraf gets set to swear in a close ally as interim prime minister to govern until January elections. John Negroponte, deputy secretary of state, is due to arrive tomorrow to press the US case for a resumption of civilian rule. Bhutto today ruled out any power-sharing deal with Musharraf, and 3 people were killed in protests in Karachi.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto adjusts her shawl during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/K M Chaudary)
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto adjusts her shawl during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/K M Chaudary)   (Associated Press)
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they are arrested during an anti-government rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was finalizing a caretaker government while his two main rivals opened talks on forming an alliance against him and political...
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they are arrested during an anti-government rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez...   (Associated Press)
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they are arrested during an anti-government rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was finalizing a caretaker government while his two main rivals opened talks on forming an alliance against him and political...
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they are arrested during an anti-government rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez...   (Associated Press)
Police officers take cover during an exchange of fire between protesters and police during an anti-government demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was finalizing a caretaker government while his two main rivals opened talks on forming an alliance against him and political unrest...
Police officers take cover during an exchange of fire between protesters and police during an anti-government demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf...   (Associated Press)
Local journalists hold a protest rally to condemn restriction on Pakistani media by Pakistan's military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
Local journalists hold a protest rally to condemn restriction on Pakistani media by Pakistan's military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)   (Associated Press)
Police arrest a political activist during a rally held against Pakistan's military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Musharraf was finalizing a caretaker government Thursday, while his two main rivals opened talks on forming an alliance against him and political unrest worsened, leaving...
Police arrest a political activist during a rally held against Pakistan's military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Musharraf was finalizing a caretaker...   (Associated Press)
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