According to a government spokesman, Benazir Bhutto will not be allowed to hold a protest procession from Lahore to Islamabad as it will violate a ban on political rallies under the state of emergency. Bhutto was due to depart from Lahore, tomorrow morning for Islamabad. The journey was expected to take about three days, and her party had boasted that thousands of supporters were expected to join her en route.
This rally would have completely disrupted all vehicular traffic on the only motorway connecting Lahore and Islamabad, and practically brought normal life to a halt in Lahore, and then in Islamabad.
Information Minister Tariq Azim has told Associated Press that "All processions, rallies, political gatherings at present are outlawed. So if she breaks the law then obviously she will not be allowed to do it."
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