Pakistan places Bhutto under house arrest

Update below.

Two things:

1. I expected at least this much would happen if not worse.

2. CNN is reporting Bhutto's supporters say it isn't true.

AFP is usually a pretty reliable source, but so is CNN. We'll just have to wait on this one.

Pakistan placed former premier Benazir Bhutto under house arrest on Friday, blocking her from a planned rally to protest President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of a state of emergency.

UPDATE: Well we didn't have to wait long.

Headline: Pakistan police surround Bhutto's home

Dozens of security forces surrounded opposition leader and former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's house Friday and cordoned off nearby streets, hours before a massive rally organized by her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) against the state of emergency was due to start, sources close to Bhutto told CNN.

Via AFP.