Karachi, Pakistan: November 07, 2007 – Benazir  Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, plans to make best use of this time of Emergency and the special freedom that she thinks she enjoys in the Emergency which others don’t.  Bhutto has chalked out a schedule to hold a rally on Friday amidst a threat of suicide attack.

The Mayor of Rawalpindi through the intelligence report has warned Bhutto to avoid the rally, but she is adamant to hold the rally to protest the emergency.

"We cannot take the risk of allowing any political party to hold big rallies," said Javed Akhlas, the mayor of Rawalpindi, a garrison city just south of the capital Islamabad.

"We will ensure that they don't violate the ban on rallies, and if they do it, the government will take action according to the law." 

Pakistani authorities have since detained more than 2,500 people, placed a stranglehold on the media and suggested elections could be delayed by several months.

Babar Awan, a senior member of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, said: "We denounce the government ban, and want to make it clear that our supporters and leaders will reach Rawalpindi for the rally."

A clash with Ms Bhutto's supporters - or another suicide attack aimed at her - could dramatically escalate the political crisis.