LONDON, Aug 24: The PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, has accused President Pervez Musharraf of enslaving the Pakistani nation to foreigners to promote his dictatorial rule.

Addressing a big rally to mark the start of the party’s election campaign here in the famous Trafalgar Square in Central London, Ms Bhutto specifically termed president Bush’s support for Musharraf as deplorable. She said the world community should treat “the Pakistani dictator” in the same manner as it deals with President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Saddam Hussain of Iraq.

In her bilingual speech - Urdu and English - Ms Bhutto mostly focused on Pakistan’s foreign policy, though occasionally, she touched on domestic issues as well.

She said, as the situation in the South Asian region is tense, Pakistan needed a democratically-elected government to help ease the recent tension in the region.

“History shows that democracies never go to war against other democracies,” she said.

She compared President Musharraf with Mulla Omar of Afghanistan. “Musharraf wants to become the king and Amirul Momineen of Pakistan as Mulla Omar.

“Omar’s policies resulted in the destruction of his country, but the people of Pakistan would not allow Musharraf to let their country be ruined by their own dictator,” she added.

Ms Bhutto expressed sadness over the death of many Pakistani youths who suffered and died in Afghanistan and deplored the attitude of several religious leaders and the government for what she said, were doing very little to secure their safe release.

Referring to the corruption charges against her, she said: “The aim of the military government is to keep me away from politics.

The corruption charges against me and many other political leaders are politically motivated,” she added.

She also accused President Musharraf of buying 300 acres in Bahawalpur.

Referring to the recent amendments by President Musharraf, she said: “These amendments are an insult to 140 million Pakistanis.”