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Presidency Bid By Bhutto's Widower Controversial (NPR)
Asif Ali Zardari spent more than a decade in Pakistani prisons on charges ranging from corruption to murder. Now, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is running for president.
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World Blog: Pakistanis worry about Zardari rule (MSNBC)
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is poised to win Pakistan’s presidency Saturday. But critics say he is too corrupt to turn this reeling nation around.
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Profile: Pakistani president hopeful Asif Ali Zardari (People's Daily)
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP)Co-Chairman and widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari will compete for the top slot of the country in the forthcoming presidential election. Born at Nawabshah in southern Sindh province on July 26, 1955, Zardari is the director of M/s Zardari Group (Pvt.) Ltd. and an agriculturist, according to the introduction from the official site ...
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FACTBOX - Candidates for Pakistan's presidential vote (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) - Pakistan will hold a presidential election on Saturday to replace Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on August 18 under threat of impeachment by the coalition government led by the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Pakistan's election a transition between army rule and a democracy (The Charlotte Observer)
His supporters say he is the one man who can bring Pakistan together and fight the growing influence of militants along the border with Afghanistan. But opponents say Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and leader of her party, is corrupt, potentially unstable and power hungry. Now, Zardari, known first as a polo-loving playboy, then as Bhutto's husband and ...
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Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy (AP via Yahoo! News)
The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics — a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder.
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Bhutto spouse ready to reign (Herald Sun)
PAKISTAN'S presidential hopefuls began a final push for support on the eve of an election slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win.
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Bhutto's husband takes over in troubled Pakistan (Independent)
Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's controversial widower and political heir, is poised to become the president of Pakistan tomorrow in an indirect election triggered by Pervez Musharraf's resignation last month.
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PROFILE: From Pakistan prison to palace, one giant leap for Zardari (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad - Asif Ali Zardari was suffering from diabetes and a spinal disorder when he was released after a prolonged imprisonment four years ago. These days he is jogging around the prime minister's house as a guest and waiting until next week when ...
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Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy (The Charlotte Observer)
The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics - a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder. Asif Ali Zardari, the man poised to replace America's longtime ally, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, carries the baggage ...
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