
Asif Ali Zardari elected as the president of Pakistan
Pakistan: On Saturday, Asif Ali Zardari was elected as the new president of Pakistan by lawmakers, marking his return to the largely ceremonial constitutional office for the second time. The 68-year-old widower of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto secured 411 votes from members of the national and four provincial parliaments, while his opponent, Mehmood…