Richest President of a Poor Country

President Asif Ali Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari is one of the most famous persons in Pakistan. He was born on 26^th July 1955. He belongs to a Sindhi family from Nawabshah, Sindh. His father, Hakim Ali Zardari was also a former politician and businessman. After his father demise in 2011, Asif became the Chief of Zardari clan. Asif Ali Zardari acquired his high school education from Cadet College, Petaro, Sindh. He passed his graduation from a college of London.

Asif Ali Zardari married to Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, in 1987. He has 3 children Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Aseefa. During both governments of his wife, Asif was elected as a federal minister. He has been arrested and charged with number of offences and imprisoned 2 times, in 1990 for 3 years and in 1996 for 8 years. Asif Zardari has faced much criticism and continually being accused of corruption. When Benazir was Prime Minister, he was labeled as Mr 10 per cent on account of accusations relating to accepting kickbacks and stealing from the state’s assets

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After assassination of his wife on 27 December 2007, he came back to Pakistan. On 30^th December 2007, he became the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) along with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari who was studying in Oxford University London. In General Election 2008, PPP formed government and after some months in September 2008, he was elected as the 11^th President of Pakistan by securing 218 votes out of 426 votes from parliament. In March 2013, he resigned from the position of party’s co-chief, in view of case pertaining to simultaneously holding two offices of President and Party's chief.

Asif Ali Zardari with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari is not only famous as a politician but also he is the 2^nd Richest Person of Pakistan by the end of year 2012. He has reported to have estates in different countries including Surrey, West End of London, Manhattan, Dubai, Florida, etc. He also has bank accounts in several foreign companies including Citi Bank, Swiss Bank Corporation, and other banks of UK and Paris. He also owns several houses and hotels in Pakistan. His house in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad are called Bilawal House I, Bilawal House II and Zardari House respectively.

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Pakistan General Elections '13 Finally Ends

Elections make a great contribution to democratic governance. It enables the people to cast their votes to elect representatives to hold them accountable to their office because a democratic government must be conducted through representatives. Election has also become a major factor in stabilization and democratization of emerging democracies and post-conflict countries. The establishment of an independent and well-functioning Election Commission is a crucial element for the success.

Election 2013

Election 2013 was the great hope for the Pakistani nation to elect the person according to their choice and cast the vote to the person whom they think can lift the country towards success and development and take them out of all the problems the nation had gone through till now.

Election 2013 was a great achievement because the previous government of Pakistan Peoples Party completed their five years of rule successfully. Elections were supposed to be held on 11^th May 2013. Whole nation had stood up with an enthusiasm to bring a leader who might give them a sigh of relaxation. All political parties had become active and started their election campaign all over the Pakistan to gain popular support. Big banners, flags and pamphlets were seen everywhere in the country.

From all areas of Pakistan, different individual candidates and candidates from all political parties participated in elections as candidates for National and Provincial assemblies. In Punjab, PMLN and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were in the ground of battleship to run their campaign freely. However, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar were declared as the red zone due to security reasons. PPP, MQM and ANP were being threatened from the very first day after the abolishment of the previous government. Terrorist alarmed them to stay out of the elections and do not run any election campaign anywhere otherwise they would be blasted by bomb. Several bombs were blasted on offices and Jalsas of MQM, ANP and PPP by terrorists.

For the National Assembly, PMLN, PTI, MQM, Jamat e Islami and PPP were the strong political parties. PTI and PMLN had strong candidates for Punjab Provincial Assembly. MQM, PPP and PMLF were having strong candidates for Sindh Assembly however PTI, JUI Fand Jamat e Islami were strong in KPK Assembly and BNP, PMLN were strong from Balochistan Assembly.

Leader of Pakistan Politics

After all, voting took place on 11^th May 2013. Due to some reasons, polling did not take place in some polling stations. Few incidents of rigging were also reported in some areas however whole electing process took place successfully and finally the results got announced on the next day. PMLN got a high number of seats in National Assembly leading with more than 120 seats. However, PTI won the elections on the National Assembly on around 30 seats and PPP got about 35 seats. MQM was successful to secure 18 National Assembly seats. PTI chairman, Imran Khan secured 3 National Assembly seats.

On Provincial basis, PMLN got majority in Punjab with PTI on the second position. In KPK PTI got lead on provincial seats and JUI F got second highest. In Sindh, PPP got the high number of seat in provincial assembly and MQM got the second highest majority in provincial assembly. In Balochistan, PMLN got the majority.

During the whole electoral process, NA 250 had become a controversial constituency. On the day of election polling failed to start on 43 polling stations of NA 250. However PTI protest for polling in these 43 polling stations and MQM was in the favor for repolling in the whole constituency. Several protests are done by MQM and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf. Election Commission denied the application of MQM for repolling in all polling stations of NA 250 and MQM boycott elections from NA 250. And on 19^th May, Dr Arif Alvi a candidate of PTI has won from NA 250.

PMLN Cheif Nawaz Sharif

Now the result is showing that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) is going to establish the democratic government in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif will take the charge of Prime Minister of Pakistan for the third time. Now the whole Pakistani nation is looking towards the upcoming government to solve all the critical and serious problems country has been facing like terrorism, inflation, law and order issues, electricity shortfall and others social and economic problems. Also the people are full of hope that there elected representatives will make Pakistan a democratic and a developed country.

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