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Amnesty paves way for Benazir's return

Pakistan Cabinet ministers have agreed to lift corruption charges facing exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, paving her way for a return and possible power-sharing alliance with President Pervez Musharraf, one minister told CNN.
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Exiled former Pakistnani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has pledged to return if charges against her are lifted.

Bhutto last week had said she would return if charges against her were lifted but indicated a widely discussed plan to shore up Musharraf's weakening power base was a non-starter unless the president abandoned his military role.

As per CNN >>

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