Pakistan's Clampdown on Opposition Candidates Continues

(12 Aug 07 - RV ) Allies of Pakistan's military ruler blocked an opposition leader, Imran Khan, from entering the country's biggest city today, two days after the government sent a former prime minister back into exile.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is facing a barrage of criticism for Monday's expulsion of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a step which removed a key political rival who could have upset his re-election plans.
The bishop of Islamabad Rawalpindi, Anthony Theodore Lobo spoke with us about the different approaches president Musharaff’s challengers have adopted: