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Zardari sworn in as Pakistani president
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-09 16:29

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is sworn in as Pakistan president at a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, embarking on a five-year term in the top office of the country.


Newly elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (L) of the Pakistan People's Party and widower of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, meets former coalition partner and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif (R) in Islamabad September 8, 2008. [Xinhua]

Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administered the oath to the new president at Aiwan-i-Sadr, the presidential house, in Islamabad. Afghan President Hamid Karzai also attended the oath-taking ceremony.