Regime desperately trying to stop Bhutto’s return: PPP

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said that the government was ‘desperately’ trying to get a notice from a foreign jurisdiction to either prevent former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from returning to Pakistan or otherwise to cause confusion amongst her supporters.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, party spokesperson Farhatullah Babar, however, asked the people not to be disturbed if elements of the regime attempted any disturbance.

“Bhutto fought a valiant struggle from overseas for an end to a uniformed presidency and for ushering of a democratic era,” he said.

She was determined to return to Pakistan and was anxiously waiting to meet with her brothers and sister bringing with her the message of change from dictatorship to democracy and to a better life for the hardworking people of Pakistan, he said.

The spokesperson said that the former Prime Minister was returning to the motherland to bring change, to bring people to power and to bring hope and opportunity to the people whose hearts are aching.

He hoped that a huge tide of people would throng Karachi from all parts of the country to accord a historic welcome to Bhutto and with peoples power sweep away the anti people forces.