Thousands gather as Bhutto's husband holds election rally

Tens of thousands of Benazir Bhutto supporters gathered in a southern Pakistan town today as her widowed husband prepared to address the first major campaign rally by her opposition party since her assassination in a suicide attack six weeks ago.

Striving to fill the void left by the former prime minister, Asif Ali Zardari will urge followers of her Pakistan People’s Party or PPP to push for victory in February 18 parliamentary elections that are meant to restore democracy after years of military rule.