“I learned about it from the press,” Bhutto told VOA, continuing, “My lawyer has written to the Ministry of the Interior as well as to Interpol. My lawyer has asked them to confirm that the news is accurate, and if so, on what grounds.” Bhutto concluded, “As far as I am concerned, if any court wants me in Pakistan, I am prepared to catch the next plane and go to Pakistan.”
Bhutto began a VOA press conference with brief remarks on the war on terrorism and democratic reform in Pakistan. “The most effective way to undermine terrorism, in the view of the Pakistan People’s Party, is to create stable, pluralistic structures through democratic reform,” she said. “I believe that Pakistan is an example of a nation where the forces of tyranny and terrorism mingle to create an uncertain future.”
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