Re: Benazir was taken into confidence about Emergency as part of deal
BB getting more stick from other opposition parties for her apparent collusion with the Emergency.
**Benazir knew about emergency, says Asghar
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LAHORE: Tehrik-e-Istaqlal (TI) Chairman Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan on Sunday alleged that PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto was in league with President General Pervez Musharraf with regard to the imposition of emergency in the country. Addressing a press conference at Kisan Hall on Sunday, Asghar, while blaming the government for escalation of terrorism in the entire country, observed that emergency had been imposed to further the American agenda on the war on terrorism in the region. He said former premier Ms Bhutto and President General Pervez Musharraf both supported the US interests and both were working together. He said Benazir and Musharraf were seen as the best combination by the West and the duo was now fooling the whole nation by staging mock confrontation. He lashed out at the President for suspending the Constitution while maintaining that the president had no constitutional authority to declare emergency in the country. Terming the step of the government as shameful, Asghar criticized the government for allegedly targeting the judiciary and superior judges of the apex court under the garb of emergency. He said the lawyer fraternity would have to embark on another movement for the independence of judiciary after the blatant attack by the government. He assured the lawyers of his complete support. “We will fully participate in this movement,” he said, while pleading the whole nation must come out on streets to protest the constitutional violation to defend their fundamental rights.