Pakistan allows Bhutto back but warns of prosecution

Source: The Guardian

12pm
Pakistan allows Bhutto back but warns of prosecution

Mark Tran and agencies
Friday September 14, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto can return
to the country but will have to face any corruption cases
against her, the government of Pervez Musharraf said today.

The deputy information minister, Tariq Azim, drew a
distinction between Ms Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, who was
expelled four hours after his return on Monday.

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Sky News reported that Ms Bhutto, who lives between
London and Dubai, would fly back to Pakistan on October
23 or 24.

Asked about pending corruption cases against Mr Bhutto,
Mr Azim said: "It's for the law to take its own course.
Everybody has to face cases against them and the same
applies to her."

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2169352,00.html

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Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Friday, 14 September 2007, 10:04 GMT 11:04 UK

Bhutto to detail Pakistan return

Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto is due to announce
the date of her return to Pakistan, despite reaching no
power-sharing deal with the government.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6994306.stm

Will he go live in exile in Paraguay or some place?

Source: Associated Press


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6921577,00.html

Source: BBC

Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return from self-imposed exile on 18 October, despite no power-sharing deal with the government, her party says.

A top member of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) told journalists in Islamabad that Ms Bhutto would "bring back true democracy to Pakistan".

Ms Bhutto, who has failed to reach a deal with President Musharraf, could face corruption charges on her return.

She says that Gen Musharraf cannot be both president and head of the army.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6994976.stm

She did her own covorting with fundamentalists, and abetted the terrorism in Afghanistan during the 1980's. But the PPP is relatively secular and has certain leftist factions within it. It's probably the best of a bad lot.