Top Pakistani government officials on Tuesday agreed to grant former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto an amnesty from prosecution in corruption cases pending against her, a Cabinet minister said.

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, who attended a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz that discussed the issue, said ministers and top officials had agreed “in principle” to quash old cases against Bhutto.

Self-exiled Bhutto has held months-long talks with President Pervez Musharraf over a possible power-sharing agreement. Among her demands has been dropping of longstanding graft cases against her and other politicians.