Charge against Zardari dropped
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A court quashed Pakistan’s last outstanding charge against the husband of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, clearing the way for him to lead her party in a new coalition government.
There is speculation that Asif Ali Zardari may seek to become prime minister; anyone convicted of a crime is barred from holding office.
A judge in Rawalpindi acquitted Zardari in a case involving the importation of a German limousine. Six other corruption cases against Zardari dating from his wife’s time in office in the 1990s had already been dismissed.
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