Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bush-appeals-to-musharraf-to-end-pakistans-political-crisis Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript President Bush made a direct appeal to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to call new elections and bring his country's political crisis to an end. Following an update from Independent Television News, a Pakistani lawyer and Pakistan's ambassador to the United States discuss the issue. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. LINDSEY HILSUM, ITV News Correspondent: "Go, Musharraf, Go." Benazir Bhutto supporters in Islamabad today. They weren't going anywhere, because the police blocked the road to the national assembly, where they'd hoped to take their protest. Some tried to push through the barricades, but the police pushed backed, using force at times.This is a relatively small crowd, but Benazir Bhutto is now expecting to bring many more out on the streets. She's increasing the pressure on President Musharraf to take off his army uniform, to stick to the agreement they had before, and hold elections in mid-January.She arrived at her Islamabad headquarters this morning to meet smaller parties. She's the only major opposition leader who isn't in exile, under arrest, or in hiding. President Musharraf needs her to provide some semblance of democratic process, so she set out her terms: He must retire as army chief and hold parliamentary elections as planned. BENAZIR BHUTTO, Former Pakistani Prime Minister: And if this is not done, then from November 13th, we will start a long march from Lahore through to Islamabad, to (inaudible) in Islamabad, where we will do a sit-in to demand the restoration of our constitution. PROTESTORS: Go, Musharraf, go! Go, Musharraf, go! LINDSEY HILSUM: There were also protests in Lahore, stronghold of the Muslim League, the party of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. These are the first opposition political demonstrations. Some protestors met the same fate as the hundreds of lawyers arrested in the last two days.President Musharraf was seen on state TV in casual attire today, addressing his national assembly. They passed resolutions congratulating him and endorsing the state of emergency. His parliamentary supporters say the public doesn't share the anger of opposition political activists.The lawyers were out again, today joined by students. Benazir Bhutto has called for all lawyers and judges to be released from detention, but more were arrested. As dusk fell, police fired tear gas to disperse her supporters.So far, the demonstrations have been small, but she's hoping to defy General Musharraf and bring tens of thousands out on Friday to show that he may control the organs of state, but she has the support of the people.