Bhutto Says She Fears Vote-Rigging

Ousted Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto voiced fears of vote-rigging in today’s general election, which her main rival, Nawaz Sharif, said he was confident of winning. Bhutto said at her family village in the southern province of Sindh that she had reports that the caretaker government planned to rig the vote in 63 constituencies of the 217-seat National Assembly. She added that she will not accept the result if that occurs. Meanwhile, cricket star Imran Khan, also running for prime minister, went to court to block Bhutto from seeking reelection. The move probably came too late to affect the voting, his spokeswoman acknowledged.