a judge in Pakistan sentenced the son of a powerful businessman

a judge in Pakistan sentenced the son of a powerful businessman to death for murdering a young man in a case that prompted public outrage and a Supreme Court intervention. Shahrukh Jatoi, whose father is said to be close to President Asif Ali Zardari, was convicted along with accomplice Siraj Talpur of killing the son of a senior police officer in Karachi in December. Judge Mustafa Memon passed the death sentences and jailed two other accomplices for life.