Zardari wins Pakistan's presidential election

STORY: Zardari wins Pakistan's presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting, count of votes and announcement of the result STORYLINE: Ruling coalition candidate Asif Ali Zardari won the presidential election of Pakistan with an overwhelming lead on Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced. Zardari won the election by taking 411 votes from all the electoral colleges, including parliament and four provincial assemblies, the commission said. Zardari got 255 votes in the joint session of the two houses of the parliament, including the Senate and the National Assembly, 43 votes from the eastern Punjab province, eight from the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 47 votes from the southwest Balochistan province and 58 votes from the southern Sindh province. Zardari's rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, joint candidate of the opposition parties, secured a total of 181 vot