Zardari at the helm in critical time
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-08 07:30
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A man reads a newspaper in Islamabad yesterday that headlines the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in Pakistan's presidential election. Reuters |
With Pakistan's economy tanking and a Taliban insurgency raging, new president Asif Ali Zardari must choose if the time is right to risk more instability by entering a confrontation with old rival Nawaz Sharif.
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