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Zardari’s assets released

GENEVA: A Swiss judge who investigated PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari for alleged money laundering said on Thursday he was disappointed the case has been dropped at the request of Pakistani authorities. Prosecutor Daniel Zappelli said on Thursday that authorities would comply with a request from Pakistani officials to unblock some $60 million in assets that have been frozen in Swiss bank accounts since the 1990s. — AP

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