Ex-French PM Balladur to face trial over "Karachi affair" - judicial source
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France's former prime minister, Edouard Balladur, and an ex-defense minister will face trial over the so-called "Karachi affair", an inquiry related to alleged kickbacks in the mid-1990s submarine deal with Pakistan, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Balladur, who was prime minister between 1993 and 1995, and Francois Leotard will face trial in a special French court set for present and past members of government, the source said.
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