Sharif to avenge Bhutto's death and boycott elections

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Nawaz Sharif told angry PPP supporters at the Rawalpindi hospital where Ms. Bhutto’s body lay that he was with them and they would jointly avenge her death.

Mr. Sharif, who was addressing his own election rallies in the vicinity of Rawalpindi, rushed to the hospital soon after Ms. Bhutto’s death was announced. According to reports, he sat quietly next to her body for a few minutes.

“Benazir Bhutto was also my sister, and I will be with you to take the revenge for her death. Don’t feel alone. I am with you. We will take the revenge on the rulers,” Associated Press quoted him as telling angry PPP supporters at the hospital

At a press conference later, he said she had called him on December 26 and wished him on his birthday, and also sent him a bouquet. He also announced that his party was boycotting next month's elections. He demanded that President Pervez Musharraf resign immediately.