Asif Ali Zardari becomes the President of Pakistan today after winning the presidential election. He secured 479 votes out of 702. His opponents, Retired Chief Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui received 153 elctoral votes and Senator Mushahid Hussein received 43. Asif’s victory in three provinces is overwhelming, especially in Sindh where his opposing candidates couldn’t get a single vote. Only in Punjab Assembly Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqi is able to get more votes than Asif.
The vote by the two houses of parliament and four provincial assemblies forms the 1,170-member, but 702-vote, electoral college. According to a Dawn update:
‘Asif Ali Zardari secured 281 votes out of the 426 valid votes polled in the parliament,’ chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammad Farooq said. He has secured 458 out of 702 electoral college votes, according to partial Election Commission results.
Asif Zardari is the 13th President of Pakistan. The ones who have been President before him include: Iskandar Mirza, Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Zia-ul-Haq, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Waseem Sajjad, Farooq Laghari, Waseem Sajjad, Rafiq Tarar and Pervaiz Musharraf. Waseem Sajjad has twice been the President of Pakistan.
Democracy only works in ‘literate’ populace? Perhaps. But dictatorship works no where!
Grow up guys, grow up finally. The people have spoken and they need to be heard and respected for their opinion.
This is a sad day in the political history of Pakistan. I predict a period of political and economic instability that will shake the foundations of Pakistan.
The sad part is that most of his corruption will go on without any accountability at all and when he leaves, the executive immunity will save him.
His election is an evidence that democracy can not work in Pakistan in its current form. In a true democracy, this man would have spent most of his remaining life in jail, not at the top of the power chain and his family would have been out forever.
Let’s see how long does it take for the Pakistani population to ask the COAS why is he letting all this happen? If history is any measure, not long.
Forgot to ADD!
Hey Adil, please now change the lyrics of that favorite song of yours that you like quoting at many a places including this blog to the following since PPP government is now completely in charge.
HUM LOOTAY GAIN!
HUM LOOTAY GAIN!
LAZIM HAI HUM PAY KAY LOOTAY GAIN!
HUM LOOTAY GAIN!
Correction : Zardari is the 14th President Of Pakistan.