Pakistan Peoples Party 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 time after winning a one-sided presidential election a day earlier, Dawn reported.
Imran Khan's party leader Omar Ayub has voiced strong opposition to Asif Ali Zardari's election as president, urging that it be declared null and void, ARY News reported on Saturday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared that PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari secured victory with 411 votes in the presidential election, while his opponent PkMAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai got only 181 votes, Dawn reported.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President-elect Asif Ali Zardari on his success in Pakistan's 14th presidential election, stating that elected members of all provincial and national legislative bodies had expressed confidence in the ruling coalition's candidate during the poll, a
Zardari, the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, secured a remarkable 255 electoral votes in the parliamentary election, beating the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate, Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
The commission, in a comprehensive 10-page written verdict, highlighted that Achakzai had not raised any objections during the scrutiny of nomination papers.
The gathering included prominent figures from various parties in the ruling alliance, such as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan's Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party President Aleem Khan, Balochistan People's Party President Khalid Magsi, and P
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced that it will support Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the forthcoming presidential elections, according to ARY News.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Zardari will be the candidate of the allied parties in the presidential election on March 9, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.