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Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari (C rear) rides in a horse-drawn carriage escorted by presidential guards as he arrives to inspect a guard of honour during his farewell ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on September 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/AAMIR QURESHI)

Pakistani president steps down as his term ends

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2013 | World

Islamabad, AP—Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari stepped down Sunday at the end of his five-year term, becoming the first democratically elected president in the country’s history to complete his full term in office. At a ceremony at the presidency shown live...

Pakistani parties name presidential candidates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 24, 2013 | World

Islamabad, AP—Pakistani political parties on Wednesday nominated their candidates for the upcoming presidential election, with the ruling party’s candidate seen as the front-runner, officials and analysts said. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party nominated...

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (center), flanked by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (left) and caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (center right) is welcomed by hostesses bearing Chinese flags upon his arrival at Pakistan’s Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi on May 22, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/STR

China’s Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2013 | World

Islamabad, Reuters—China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li...

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Pakistani motorcyclists ride past billboards featuring portraits of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (C), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf along a street in Islamabad on March 17, 2013 Source: AFP PHOTO/Aamir Qureshi

Mursi Leaves Unrest Behind in Visit to Pakistan and India

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

Islamabad/Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi paid the first official visit of an Egyptian leader to Pakistan in four decades on Monday, before moving on to India to attempt to boost trade links. His one-day visit to Pakistan was the first of its...