Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has been sworn in as the new president of Pakistan.
The inauguration follows Zardari's victory in a presidential election by lawmakers on the weekend. He was elected to Pakistan's highest office after Pervez Musharraf resigned last month Halal, Kosher Slaughter Unacceptable, say German Vets ...
Deutsche Post to get billion euro cashback ... to avoid impeachment. Security around the president's house in Islamabad was extremely tight during the ceremony. Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the inauguration. Zardari enters office with numerous challenges facing him, first and foremost a rising Islamic insurgency in the country's border region with Afghanistan.
(Deutsche Welle)
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