Asif Ali Zardari has been elected the new president of Pakistan. He is the US-leaning widower of Benazir Bhutto, a former politician and campaigner for democracy who was killed in a suicide attack in December 2007, and had been widely tipped to win the race. Members of parliament and its four provincial assemblies voted for a successor to Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month. It's hoped that the ballot results will bring stability after months of political and economic turmoil, but the president will spend his first few months tackling problems such as militant violence and the falling rupee. The news of Zardari's election comes after a suicide bomb attack killed 10 in Peshawar today. added by: richjm comments: 13 topics : { Pakistan , Bhutto } ...
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Asif Ali Zardari has been elected the new president of Pakistan. He is the US-leaning widower of Benazir Bhutto, a former politician and campaigner for democracy who was killed in a suicide attack in December 2007, and had been widely tipped to win the race. Members of parliament and its four provincial assemblies voted for a successor to Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month. It's hoped that the ballot results will bring stability after months of political and economic turmoil, but the president will spend his first few months tackling problems such as militant violence and the falling rupee. The news of Zardari's election comes after a suicide bomb attack killed 10 in Peshawar today. added by: richjm comments: 13 topics : { Pakistan , Bhutto } ...