New president
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s new president to be elected on March 9; Zardari frontrunner
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Friday announced that the polling for the presidential election will take place on March 9, with former president Asif Ali Zardari almost certain to bag the top…
- Middle East
Iraq’s new parliamentary bloc nominates presidential, PM candidates
Baghdad: A new parliamentary bloc led by Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement announced the nomination of Rebar Ahmed Khalid and Jaafar al-Sadr for the posts of President and Prime Minister, respectively.…
