Pak court acquits Zardari in 1996 murder case

Asif Ali Zardari took control of Bhutto's party after her Dec assassination and was charged in 2002 with playing a role in the murder of retired judge Nizam Din and his son.

A prosecutor says a Pakistani court has acquitted the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in the 1996 murder of a retired judge.

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Asif Ali Zardari took control of Bhutto's party after her December assassination. The party won last month's elections and now dominates parliament. Zardari was charged in 2002 with playing a role in the murder of retired judge Nizam Din and his son.

The men were shot to death in Karachi in 1996. Prosecutor Naimatullah Randhawa said on Monday a court acquitted Zardari "due to lack of evidence.