Court awards capital punishment to man for murdering US national ex-wife.

RAWALPINDI -- A court of law on Saturday sentenced a man to death for the murder of his ex-spouse Wajiha Swati, a US national of Pakistani origin. The court also sent two coaccused of the convicted killer behind the bars for seven years besides releasing three other accused in the high-profile murder case. The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) members and other officials of the US Embassy in Islamabad were also present in the court when the judge laid down the verdict and they hailed the decision. According to details, Additional District and Sessions (ASJ) Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka resumed hearing in the murder case after a team of Morgah police produced the accused including Rizwan Habib, the prime murder accused, his father Huriat Ullah, driver Sultan Ahmed, maid Zahida Yousaf and her husband Yousaf Masih. ASJ Muhammad Afzal Majoka convicted and sentenced Rizwan Habib to death for the murder of Wajiha Swati along with 17- year imprisonment...