Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was sworn in as the country’s 14th president on Sunday. Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Islamabad attended by civil and military leaders. Zardari, the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), is the […]
Pakistan on Saturday elected Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain first female prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as the country’s 14th president for next five years. Zardari, the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), becomes the first civilian who is elected as president for a second term. He completed his first five-year term in 2013. […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s lawmakers elected Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday as the country’s president for the second time. He is the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Zardari secured 411 votes from national and provincial lawmakers. His opponent, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, who is backed […]