Asif Ali Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari Wins Pakistan Presidential Election

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as the president of Pakistan.

Asif Ali Zardari (Bhutto’s Widower) Elected President of Pakistan

PoliBlog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Via the BBC: Bhutto’s widower wins presidency Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has won a sweeping victory in Pakistan’s presidential election. The election was called after Pervez Musharraf resigned rather than risk being impeached. The Basics. The president is elected as follows: The president is elected by secret ballots in the national and four provincial assemblies....

Challenges that Pakistan's new president will face

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan's president by lawmakers Saturday.

Challenges that Pakistan's new president will face

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan's president by lawmakers Saturday.

• Challenges that Pakistan's new president will face - Miami Herald
• Challenges for the new president - IOL

Asif Ali Zardari, President will be subservient to the Parliament

Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

New President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari said that the ‘president will be subservient to the Parliament”. Asif Zardari was addressing an Iftar reception here at Prime Minister House on Saturday. He said representation of 99 per cent population elected the new president of Pakistan and those who have reservations on the holding of two positions [...]

• I will be subservient to parliament: Zardari - Times of India

Outcry as Asif Ali Zardari is elected president of Pakistan

Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

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Asif Ali Zardari elected new President of Pakistan

Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | yesterday

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari has been elected as new president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Saturday. According to the unofficial result out of 702 Asif Ali Zardari secured 479 votes, of which he got 281 from Parliament, 22 from Punjab, 64 from Sindh, 59 from Balochistan and 56 from [...]

Asif Ali Zardari wins Pakistan presidential polls

Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pakistan People's Party chief and widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, has won the presidential election by a landslide victory.

Asif Ali Zardari is next Pakistan President

merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | yesterday

Zardari is all set to become President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He defeated retired chief justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain in the contest for the top post in the country.

• Pak cricket awaiting its chief patron - Daily News Analysis

Asif Ali Zardari elected President of Pakistan

Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday

Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate, is now president after a comfortable election victory in which he won 481 votes out of 702. The president is not directly elected, but chosen by a combination of the National Assembly (342 votes), provincial assemblies (65 votes for each of the four assemblies) and the [...]

Asif Ali Zardari's election will test Bhutto family dynasty

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Asif Ali Zardari's elevation to Pakistan's presidency ranks among the greatest reversals of political fortune in modern history.

Asif Ali Zardari Now President of Pakistan

Pakistan News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Asif Ali Zardari elected as president of Pakistan. “Asif Ali Zardari get 281 votes out of the 426 valid votes polled in the parliament,” chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammad Farooq said. Voting was held on Saturday in two chambers of parliament and four provincial assemblies. Zardari secured a thumping majority in three of the four provincial assemblies forming [...]

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan president

Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was on Saturday elected the country's 13th president with a big majority, defeating his two rivals from two Pakistan Muslim League (PML) factions and emerging as the first civilian head of the state.

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan president

Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was Saturday elected the country’s 13th president with a big majority, defeating his two rivals from two Pakistan Muslim League (PML) factions and emerging as the first civilian head of the state.According to the results available with the PPP secretariat here, Zardari got [...]

Asif Ali Zardari The New President Of Pakistan

Pakistan News (Free subscription) | yesterday

ISLAMABAD:Asif Ali Zardari is a new president of Pakistan. He has got 14th number in the list of president of Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari has secured the highest votes in the National Assembly of Pakistan The Chief Election Commissioner announced the unofficial result according to which Zardari secured 281 votes, against 111 of Justice (Retired) Saeed [...]