Ousted Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was ordered Monday to stand trial on a second corruption charge involving gas contracts and nepotism.

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A special one-judge court ruled that the army-backed caretaker government presented enough evidence to indict the former premier and set a trial date of Oct. 9.Bhutto is accused of canceling lucrative contracts for the distribution of liquified gas and giving them to friends and relatives.

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