ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari was elected the 14th President of Pakistan for second time on Saturday.
Zardari, who is now set to succeed the outgoing President Dr Arif Alvi, defeated Sunni Ittehad Council’s candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai in the presidential race.
The PPP leader was fielded as joint candidate by the ruling alliance led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Vote Breakdown
Of the 398 votes cast in the National Assembly and Senate, Asif Zardari received 255 votes, while Achakzai bagged 119.
In 62-member Balochistan Assembly, Asif Ali Zardari bagged 47 votes, said Chief Minister Sarfaraz Ali Bugti, adding that SIC candidate did not get a single vote.
In Sindh Assembly, PPP’s Zardari garnered 151 votes while the SIC candidate received only nine votes.
In 118-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Achakzai received 91 of the total votes, while Zardari got 17 votes. The presiding officer has rejected one vote.
