Police lifted the house arrest of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said Friday, hours before the arrival of a senior U.S. envoy who was expected to urge the country's military leader to end emergency rule.
The move came after Bhutto _ while still confined to a Lahore residence _ urged fellow opposition leaders to join her in forming an alliance to govern until elections.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, meanwhile, pressed ahead with plans for parliamentary elections by swearing in a caretaker administration.
Police said the detention order against Bhutto was withdrawn overnight.
"The house is no longer a sub-jail but …
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