An opposition party, believed to joining a coalition government with Musharraf after year-end elections, said the attack was aimed at its loyalists.
Last week’s Red Mosque operation silence intensified with a suicide attack in Islamabad on a rally by the country’s ousted top judge. Flurry of rocket launch to Pakistan army in the North West province is could be cause of Pakistan declaring state of Emergency.
Islamist calls for holy war against President Pervez Musharraf has triggered to impose emergency,“The government could take several steps and a state of emergency is a possibility,” Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azeem told private television late Tuesday.
Decision has to be taken by the Cabinet which is likely to meet today in the interest of nation to remain in peace which has been shattered by the suicide bomber.
Supporters of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, the former chief justice, have accused the government of being behind the mayhem.
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, condemned the blast as a "terrorist act," and officials said they were considering imposing a state of emergency on Wednesday.
Analysts report that in declaring an emergency would delay elections processwhich was expected later this year, enhancing the boost to Musharraf’s aims to ride over the constitution and remain in power, both President and Army Chief.
The Ouster Chief Justice Chaudhry was because he could have threatened the president’s continued grip on power. President Musharaff has been under fire both from pro-democracy groups who demand fair elections and hardliners who would turn Pakistan into a strict Islamic state.
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