Court tells government to prosecute Zardari

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to reopen all cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, three ministers, three top bureaucrats and other officials. A 17-member bench of the top court ruled the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) void. The ordinance, issued by former President Pervez Musharraf, dropped corruption cases against a number of politicians. Asking the government to reopen the cases against Zardari and others, the court in its 300-page verdict cited cases of various heads of state who were taken to court to answer corruption charges including late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine government has recovered at least $1.83 billion from the Marcoses until late last year.