Asif Ali Zardari Now President of Pakistan
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 5:01 pm Under Pakistan Breaking news 30 views
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 the presidential electoral college. In Sindh Zardari secured 62 of the 65 electoral votes while his two main rivals, Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain, failed to get a single vote, they said.
Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui had been fielded by former premier Nawaz Sharif ( PML, N) and Hussain is a close aide of Pervez Musharraf of (PML,Q).
In NWFP Zardari emerged a clear winner with 56 votes against five secured by Siddiqui and one by Hussain.
And in Balochistan Zardari bagged 59 votes while Siddiqui and Hussain got two each.
Results from Punjab province is Siddiqui 35, Hussain 6 and Asif Ali Zardari 21.
About Asif Ali Zardari
When Born 22 July 1955 Age 53 Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Spouse Benazir Bhutto
Children Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ,Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Asifa Bhutto Zardari
Residence Zardari House Karachi, Pakistan
Religion Islam
Political Party Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP )
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