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Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as Pakistan's 14th President



Why in News?
Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's 14th President on March 10.
Key Highlights:
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to Mr. Zardari, 68, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the Presidential Palace. He will replace Dr Arif Alvi, who stayed in office for five more months despite completing his five-year term in September 2023.
Mr. Zardari, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman, the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, was elected as the country’s president for the second time on March 9, after he defeated PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai by a huge margin.
Asif Ali Zardari, a veteran politician:
This is the second time Mr. Zardari has won the presidency. He earlier served as the 11th president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.
Born in 1955, Zardari was brought up and educated in Karachi. He was married to Pakistan's former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in December 2007.


Useful information for all competitive exams:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
Capital: Islamabad
President: Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister: Shehbaz Sharif
Recognized dominion: 14 August 1947
Currency: Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR)

What is the Radcliffe Line? On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir, dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.

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