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Opposition Party Targets Musharraf

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The Associated Press

Published: February 16, 2008

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Friday it would try to remove President Pervez Musharraf if it wins next week's parliamentary elections.

Although Musharraf is not up for re-election, he could face impeachment if the opposition wins a commanding majority in the legislature.

"The ouster of Musharraf will put Pakistan back on the track of real democracy," said Babar Awan, a member of the central executive council of the Pakistan People's Party.

Recent opinion surveys ahead of Monday's balloting show the party running well ahead of Musharraf supporters.
Opposition politicians fear the results will be manipulated in hopes of assuring the ruling party enough seats to block any impeachment.

Police said Friday they had arrested another suspect in Bhutto's assassination - the fifth so far in the probe into her death.
Abdur Rashid was taken into custody in Kamra, a town near the capital, said the head of the investigation, Chaudhry Abdul Majeed.

Majeed said Rashid admitted during a court appearance Friday to helping those who carried out the attack.

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