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Pakistan News: Asif Ali Zardari, joint candidate of PPP and PML-N, is set to be elected for a second time in the Presidential elections against Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Pakistan's national and provincial assemblies, along with the Senate, commenced voting on Saturday (Mar 9) to elect the nation's 14th president. The election, which began at 10 am local time, has two prominent contenders - Asif Ali Zardari, representing the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, backed by the opposition led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.