 Police in Pakistan have re-arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Mr Zardari was held at Islamabad airport after a judge ordered his detention in connection with the killing of a judge and his son in 1996. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Mr Zardari's supporters who had gathered at the airport. He was freed on bail last month after eight years in jail on charges of corruption and conspiracy to murder. Judge Pir Ali Shah of the special anti-terrorism court in the southern city of Karachi cancelled Mr Zardari's bail on Tuesday after he failed to appear in court. Lawyers for Mr Zardari say he plans to challenge the decision. "This is clearly political victimisation," the AFP news agency quoted Mr Zardari as saying. "The way they have cancelled the bail clearly shows that they [the government] are scared of my popularity," he said. |