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President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the attack and expressed “deep grief” over the deaths of the Chinese nationals ... Show more
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As the nation prepares to celebrate Pakistan Day on Saturday (today), President Asif Ali Zardari has extended heartfelt greetings to the nation and Prime ... Show more
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Newly sworn-in President Asif Ali Zardari was presented with a guard of honour at President House in Islamabad. Among those who attended the ceremony were his ... Show more
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Watch the moment when Asif Ali Zardari was announced as the winner of the presidential poll in Parliament today. As the announcement came from Islamabad High ... Show more
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Editorial: He was the country’s first civilian president to complete his tenure; now, Asif Ali Zardari’s election as president will make him the first ... Show more
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PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari was sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan on Sunday, officially taking over as the head of the state for a historic second ... Show more
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19-member cabinet of Pakistan's newly-elected PM Shahbaz Sharif sworn in: Familiar faces returning include ex-defence minister Khawaja Asif ...
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19-member cabinet of Pakistan's newly-elected PM Shahbaz Sharif sworn ...
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Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as Pakistan’s president for record second time : Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former assassinated Pakistani prime minister Benazir ...
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Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as Pakistan’s president for record second time
Quick Glance: Pakistan: Zardari Elected President for Second Term
  • Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president for a second time on Saturday, following elections tainted by rigging claims.

  • Zardari was elected with 411 votes, while the opposition-backed candidate received 181 votes.

  • Lawmakers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) voted Zardari into the largely ceremonial post, backed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party in an alliance formed after the February 8 polls.

  • Under the coalition agreement, which also includes a few smaller parties, PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as prime minister on Monday.
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met newly elected Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore and congratulated the latter on assuming office ... Show more
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WATCH: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, along with his sisters Aseefa and Bakhtawar, has reached the Parliament House to cast vote for his father Asif Ali ... Show more
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PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan. Shehbaz was administered oath by President Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-i-Sadr ... Show more
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A PPP delegation led by former president Asif Ali Zardari and chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari extended his party’s support on the matter of the PTI wanting to address any election irregularities ... Show more
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Editorial: The recent general election has greatly complicated the situation. It would have been much easier for our political stakeholders had they heeded ... Show more
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Newly-elected representatives and some notable politicians were sworn in the National Assembly on Thursday. PPP Parliamentarians president Asif Ali Zardari ... Show more
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New Pakistan PM to be elected on Sunday; Shehbaz Sharif frontrunner - News | Khaleej Times
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New Pakistan PM to be elected on Sunday; Shehbaz Sharif frontrunner - News ...
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Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that PPP and PML-N have agreed upon certain positions in the government and MQM-P can be accommodated in places ... Show more
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced its support for PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election tomorrow (Saturday) ... Show more
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Watch: PPP's Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and sister Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari arrive at Parliament House for the 16th inaugural National Assembly session ... Show more
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PPP leader Murad Ali Shah has taken oath as the chief minister of Sindh for the third consecutive term. He was administered oath by Sindh Governor Kamran ... Show more
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Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the party had decided to vote for “those who had come to ask” ... Show more
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WATCH: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and the party’s nominee for prime minister Shehbaz Sharif were greeted with slogans in their favour and also met with pro-PTI ... Show more
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MQM-P senior leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that there have been no discussions with the PPP regarding the upcoming presidential elections ... Show more
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Speaking to the PPP’s Sindh parliamentary committee in Lahore, party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that Naveed Anthony would be the candidate for Sindh ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that he foresees a stalemate in government formation “if someone is not ready to change their stance” ... Show more
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Pakistan Old-Guard Parties to Form Coalition, Thwarting Imran Khan: The move breaks an almost two-week deadlock and likely keeps jailed former premier Imran ...
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Pakistan Old-Guard Parties to Form Coalition, Thwarting Imran Khan
Quick Glance: Pakistan: Power-Sharing Agreement Among Main Parties
  • Pakistan's two main parties, PML-N and PPP, reached a deal to reinstall Shahbaz Sharif as prime minister.

  • Politicians loyal to imprisoned former leader Imran Khan are excluded from the coalition.

  • Some skepticism exists in Islamabad regarding the new government's potential benefits.

  • The agreement was declared with Asif Ali Zardari as president, expecting Shahbaz Sharif to assume the role of prime minister.
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Top PPP and PML-N leadership reached an agreement on Tuesday night on a political coalition to make a bid for the next government ... Show more
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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term : The PML-Nawaz leader received 201 votes in the country’s 336-member National Assembly while ...
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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term
Quick Glance: Sharif New Premier of Pakistan Amid Allegations of Election Fraud
  • Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister, despite Imran Khan's allies alleging rigging.

  • Sharif won with 201 votes, defeating Omar Ayub who got 92 votes.

  • Khan, imprisoned and barred from office, was replaced by Sharif after a no-confidence vote.

  • Sharif emphasized reconciliation and economic challenges, while Khan's party continues to protest alleged vote-rigging.
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Without taking any names, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that the party had decided that it would move forward with “those who has asked for its ... Show more
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Speaking to the media in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said the people of Sindh handed the PPP “historic success” in the Feb 8 ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari revealed on Sunday that he has rejected a power-sharing formula wherein the prime minister’s office would be shared between ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said the reality is that his party does not have a mandate to form a government in the federations. “Due to this ... Show more
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Imran Khan's rivals PML-N and PPP reach deal to form government: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari said although his party and PML-N had contested elections ...
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Imran Khan's rivals PML-N and PPP reach deal to form government
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Pakistan parties form coalition govt that sideline jailed Khan: Pakistan's two main political parties have agreed to form a coalition government that will ...
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Pakistan parties form coalition govt that sideline jailed Khan
Quick Glance: Challenging Election in Pakistan
  • A surprising election result indicates a rejection of military control.

  • Independent candidates loyal to his party won over a third of seats in the deeply flawed vote.

  • Significant reforms are urgently needed to unlock the country's economic potential.

  • A long-term contemplation on how Pakistan should be governed has commenced with this impressive election outcome.
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PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has won the NA-194 seat from Larkana with 135,112 votes, according to provisional results released by the ECP ... Show more
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PPP's Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said the Party has decided to form a committee to engage with other political parties for the formation of government ... Show more
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Speaking to the media in Lahore, PPP leader Shazia Marri has said that stability for Pakistan was of paramount importance for the party. “In our history ... Show more
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The PML-N and PPP on Sunday held a meeting at Bilawal House in Lahore and agreed “in principle” on political cooperation. The meeting was attended by PML-N’s ... Show more
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Shahbaz Sharif to be coalition candidate for next Pakistan PM: Spokeswoman - News | Khaleej Times
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Shahbaz Sharif to be coalition candidate for next Pakistan PM: Spokeswoman ...
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PML-N candidate Ataullah Tarar has won the NA-127 seat from Lahore with 98,210 votes by beating PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ... Show more
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has strengthened its position as the single largest party in Balochistan on Monday, with a total of 13 seats in the 51-member ... Show more
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PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said “it is difficult for him to support” the outcome of the Iddat case in which Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra ... Show more
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Five main takeaways from Pakistan's parliamentary election: Pakistan's parliamentary election last Thursday was overshadowed by violence ...
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Five main takeaways from Pakistan's parliamentary election
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In an interview with Independent Urdu, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said it was difficult for him to join hands with the PML-N if it came into power ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his party has not had any official conversation with PML-N, the PTI or any other political parties on a ... Show more
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Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government: What is the party’s reasoning behind joining a coalition with its longtime rivals ...
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Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government
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Sharif Party to Talk With Rival on Forming Coalition in Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif’s party will seek talks with rival Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s group on forming a ...
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Sharif Party to Talk With Rival on Forming Coalition in Pakistan
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PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has alleged that party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s votes have gone “missing” in the NA-127 constituency of Lahore ... Show more
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The PTI reacted angrily to the announcement of Nawaz and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's alliance to form the government in Pakistan ... Show more
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WATCH: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari leads a rally in Karachi on Monday, gearing up for the upcoming elections on February 8 ... Show more
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It appears that a coalition government is in the offing, as no single party has enough seats to form a government. After his ‘victory speech’ some days ago ... Show more
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said it would rain arrows in Balochistan on February 8, confident of his party’s victory in the forthcoming general ... Show more
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Even before counting of votes for national and provincial assembly contests was completed, leaders from a number of major political parties held meetings late ... Show more
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Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cast his vote at a polling station in Larkana. Speaking to the media in Larkana ... Show more
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🟢 The PPP’s Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said there cannot be a formation of a federal gov't, as well as in Punjab and Balochistan provinces, without his party ... Show more
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PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar has said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is mistaken if he thinks he can win elections from Lahore ... Show more
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#Pakistan : 10 days after elections, no signs of new government No headway in tie-up talks between Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif Crispino Nunes brings ... Show more
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#ThisWorld | Who will be Pakistan's next PM? Imran Khan-backed Independents have won the highest number of seats in #PakistanElections .#NawazSharif 's PML-N has emerged as the party ... Show more