Asif Ali Zardari

Published April 9, 2013

PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN AND FORMER CO-CHAIRMAN OF PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY
Was a Federal Minister mid-1990s
Was a Member of Senate.
Released on bail from prison after eight years 2004
Returned to Pakistan after his wife’s (Benazir Bhutto) assassination December 2007
Elected as the country’s president, replacing General (retd) Pervez Musharraf September 2008
Resigned from the position of PPP's co-chief March 2013
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Launched the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).
His government initiated the Aghaz-i-Huqooq-i-Balochistan package.
His government managed to forge a consensus for the seventh National Finance Corporation (NFC) award.
With the approval of the 18th Amendment, he surrendered the president’s power to dissolve Parliament.
Signed two bills seeking stricter punishments for a number of crimes against women into laws December 2011

Opinion

Editorial

Flying ban reversal
Updated 01 Dec, 2024

Flying ban reversal

Only the naive can expect the reinstatement of European operations to help restore PIA’s profitability.
Kurram conflict
01 Dec, 2024

Kurram conflict

DESPITE a ceasefire being in place, violence has continued in Kurram tribal district. The latest round of bloodshed...
World AIDS Day
01 Dec, 2024

World AIDS Day

IT is a travesty that, decades after HIV/AIDS first perplexed medics, awareness about the disease remains low in...
PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....