Asif Ali Zardari

Zardari asks people of Pakistan to unite against terrorism

Asif Ali ZardariIslamabad, Jan. 2 : Worried by the internal conflicts in the country, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the public of Pakistan to put aside their differences and unite in fighting the war against terrorism.

At a meeting with the delegation of representatives, the Zardari said: "The Taliban must be defeated to restore peace and stability in the country."

The recent upsurge in the activities of the Taliban in tribal areas has raised fears of a conflict between the military and the Taliban militants.

No Pakistani to be handed over to India, Zardari tells coalition partners

asif ali zardariLahore, Jan 1. : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told his coalition party leaders that no Pakistani involved in Mumbai terror attacks, would be handed over to India.

Zardari assured Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman that anyone involved in the Mumbai attacks would be punished in Pakistan and not be extradited to India.

Pakistani President Zardari among 2008’s top 10 foreign figures

Pakistani President Zardari among 2008’s top 10 foreign figuresIslamabad, December 31: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been named among year 2008's `Top Ten Prominent Foreign Figures' by a Chinese newspaper.

The paper called Guangming Daily has even profiled Zardari, and published details of his education and political career.

"Consensus says that Zardari's time commenced while Musharraf's time concluded," the Daily Times quoted the Chinese-language paper as noting.

Zardari’s silence over naming ‘known’ killers of Benazir mystifying: Pak Editorial

Asif Ali ZardariIslamabad, Dec. 30 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that he knew the killers of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto but has refused to disclose any detail saying he is waiting for the `right time.'

Who killed Benazir Bhutto? There seems to be no concrete answer even after a year. But President Zardari's claim of knowing the perpetrators of the suicide attack has certainly raised several more questions.

Zardari claims to know Bhutto’s assassins, vows to expose them

Zardari claims to know Bhutto’s assassins, vows to expose themNaudero, Dec. 28  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he knows his late wife Benazir Bhutto's killers, and vowed to expose them.

"I will expose the killers of Benazir Bhutto. I know the killers, I will expose the killers to save the country," Zardari said while addressing PPP leaders who had gathered to pay homage to Benazir Bhutto at her family home in Naudero, Sindh.

Zardari has only a 50 percent chance of surviving in power next year: Report

Zardari has only a 50 percent chance of surviving in power next year: ReportLondon, Dec 27 : A year after former premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, and her husband Asif Ali Zardari became the Pakistan President, he is now faced with growing radicalization and uncertainty, and looks increasingly unable to solve the myriad problems facing the country.

Looking back, the events of the previous 12 months still appear extraordinary. But as Pakistan and its leader prepare for 2009, the year ahead seems certain to be no less dramatic, The Independent reported.

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