Pakistan arrests more opposition figures
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities arrested a top leader of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party and several other opposition figures on Sunday in a countrywide crackdown after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule.
"Musharraf's days are numbered. Time has come to end the political role of the army," Javed Hashmi, acting president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), told reporters before being whisked away by police in the central city of Multan.
Several opposition figures and anti-Musharraf lawyers were arrested in southwestern city of Quetta, police said.
"Musharraf's days are numbered. Time has come to end the political role of the army," Javed Hashmi, acting president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), told reporters before being whisked away by police in the central city of Multan.
Several opposition figures and anti-Musharraf lawyers were arrested in southwestern city of Quetta, police said.
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