Bhutto house arrest order lifted

BBC

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been released from house arrest in the capital, Islamabad, officials say.

The order had blocked Ms Bhutto's bid to lead a rally against the emergency rule declared by President Musharraf.

The United States had criticised the house arrest, saying that she had to be "permitted freedom of movement".

Ms Bhutto has vowed to wage a campaign aimed at forcing Gen Musharraf to stand down as head of the army......