Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s 14th president

Islamabad/Lahore, Mar 9 (PTI) Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was elected as Pakistan’s 14th President on Saturday, becoming the head of state for a second time.Zardari, 68, was the joint candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while his rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, 75, was the candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).He received 255 votes while his opponent got 119 votes in the National Assembly and the Senate.