Islamabad – Seasoned politician Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been elected as country’s president for the second time.
PPP leader amassed 246 votes while SIC and PTI-backed Mahmood Achakzai got 119 votes.
Breakdown of votes from National Assembly, Senate, and provincial legislature:
- Zardari got 255 votes in the National Assembly and Senate, while Achakzai got 119 votes.
- In Punjab Assembly, PPP leader secured 246 votes, compared to Achakzai’s 100 votes.
- In KP Assembly, Mahmood Achakzai received 91 votes, while Zardari got 17 votes
- In the Balochistan Assembly, Zardari received 47 votes, and Achakzai did not receive any votes.
- In the Sindh Assembly, Zardari received 151 votes, and the SIC candidate received only nine votes
Asif Zardari Achakzai NA/Senate 255 119 Punjab 246 100 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 17 91 Balochistan 47 0 Sindh 151 9
Voting took place from 10 am to 4pm without a break, and the counting of votes began at 4pm.