Benazir can return, but must face graft charges: Aziz

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WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (PTI): Former Premier Benazir Bhutto is free to return to Pakistan, but must face corruption charges against her, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said.
54-year-old Bhutto is scheduled to return to Pakistan Thursday after nine years in exile though the Supreme court is yet to decide on her amnesty granted by President Musharraf.
"... she is free to come and, you know, the laws of the land will apply to her, like any other citizen of Pakistan," Aziz said to CNN last night.
"Bhutto has several corruption cases against her. We have given immunity to her and the Supreme Court is looking at whether this law meets the requirements of the constitution. The people have had a strong reaction to removal of corruption cases against her," he said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether a government amnesty for former premier Benazir Bhutto is legal, setting up a fresh showdown with President Pervez Musharraf.
The move means Bhutto, who is due to return to Pakistan on October 18, could still face corruption charges if the court overturns the controversial "reconciliation ordinance" that Musharraf signed a week ago.
Chaudhry Friday agreed to hear five appeals against the amnesty, which clears all politicians charged with graft between 1985 and 1999.