Zardari takes oath as 14th president of Pakistan

STORY: Zardari takes oath as 14th president of Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zardari taking oath as 14th president of Pakistan STORYLINE: Asif Ali Zardari took oath as the 14th president of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President's House on Sunday, according to a statement from the President's Office. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath of office to the newly-elected president at the ceremony attended by the outgoing President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, chiefs of the armed forces, politicians and foreign dignitaries. Earlier on Saturday, Zardari, co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, won the election by taking 411 against 181 votes from all the electoral colleges, including the parliament and four provincial assemblies, the Election Commission of Pakistan said. Ruling coalition candidate Zardari received 255 votes in

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

Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections

STORY: Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various shots of polling stations in Islamabad STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Polling for Pakistan's one-day general elections started all across the country right now Thursday morning. It has just started at 8 a.m. local time and according to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the voting process would continue uninterrupted till 5:00 p.m. local time. Polling for the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies are being held on the same day. According to the ECP, over 128 million Pakistani people, or more than half of the country's total population, are eligible to vote in the general elections. ECP announced that over 5,000 candidates would contest the 265 general seats in the National Assembly and over 12,000 candidates would be competing for the 59

Pakistani voters cast ballots in general election

Pakistani voters cast ballots in general election

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Islamabad on Feb. 18 as a general election for a new National Assembly and four provincial assemblies was held the same day. (Kyodo

Pakistani voters cast ballots in general election

Pakistani voters cast ballots in general election

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Islamabad on Feb. 18 as a general election for a new National Assembly and four provincial assemblies was held the same day. (Kyodo