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The latest news on Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani politician and 14th president of Pakistan, including Pakistan politics news and updates.

Pakistani navy soldiers carry the national flags of participating countries at the opening ceremony of the Aman multinational exercise, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 7. The naval exercise, which ran to February 11, was joined by 60 countries including China. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | Why Pakistan’s strategic alliance with China will strengthen

Given the India-US bromance, Pakistan and China have little choice. Expect Afghanistan to remain a focus amid efforts to counter US-led narratives.

23 Feb 2025 - 9:43AMvideocam

2025 Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games opening ‘distinctly Chinese, uniquely Asian and spectacular’

7 Feb 2025 - 10:38PM

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China’s tariffs on US, Russia and DeepSeek: SCMP daily highlights

5 Feb 2025 - 5:38PM

Belt and Road Initiative

China-Pakistan ties: presidents to focus on terrorism and economy

Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in China on Tuesday and is expected to discuss with Xi Jinping safeguarding China’s presence in the region.

4 Feb 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in China on Tuesday for a five-day visit. Photo: AFP

Is Prabowo facing pressure from India to skip Pakistan after New Delhi visit?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Prabowo Subianto to be the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, Indian reports say.

15 Jan 2025 - 8:04PM

Belt and Road Initiative

China warns against Pakistan travel in wake of deadly blast near Karachi airport

Beijing’s embassy urges avoiding Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, where attacks on Chinese workers and projects have surged.

8 Oct 2024 - 8:08PMvideocam

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Attack on foreign diplomats in Pakistan kills police officer

The bombing occurred in the Swat Valley, where in 2012 Islamist militants shot and wounded Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.

22 Sep 2024 - 11:43PM

Security personnel stand near a police vehicle damaged in a bomb’s blast, in Malam Jabba at Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 22, 2024. Photo: AFP

Two bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say

Two separate bus crashes in Pakistan on Sunday – one in Balochistan, one in Punjab – left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured.

25 Aug 2024 - 10:06PM

Is Pakistan’s intelligence agency ‘intimidating’ judges to sway rulings?

A letter to Pakistan’s chief justice by senior High Court justices alleged that the nation’s powerful intelligence agency had used intimidation tactics and torture to sway their rulings, including in cases against ex-PM Imran Khan.

10 Apr 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

‘Grave threat’: Pakistan justifies air strikes on Taliban rebels in Afghanistan

Monday’s operation targeted the Hafiz Gul Bahadur militant faction, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a military outpost that left seven soldiers dead.

18 Mar 2024 - 11:17PM

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (left), army officers and others attend the funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar, who were killed in an attack on a military post in North Waziristan district on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Pakistan swears in newly elected PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 19-member cabinet

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to ministers at the presidential office in Islamabad. Sharif previously held the position of PM from April 2022 to August 2023.

16 Apr 2024 - 1:45PM

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, centre left, administers the oath from federal ministers as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, centre right, watches during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday. Photo: Pakistan’s President Office via AP

Pakistan elects Asif Ali Zardari as president for second time

He is one of the most controversial political figures of the country who spent more than 10 years in jail before he first became president in 2008.

9 Mar 2024 - 9:34PMvideocam

Opinion | What Pakistan’s political changes mean for China, the US and India

With Imran Khan out of the picture, the coalition government is set to maintain strong relations with China, while ties with the US should continue to stabilise. The new political landscape could also pave the way for meaningful dialogue with India, leading to warmer relations.

5 Mar 2024 - 10:26PMvideocam

My Take | The revenge of (rich and powerful) families of democracy

In a year full of elections, clan-dominated politics has shown the innate authoritarian streak in many democracies.

22 Feb 2024 - 9:00PM

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, right, celebrates with his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka on February 14, 2024. Photo: AP

Why Pakistan’s ‘unwieldy’ new coalition won’t faze China and the IMF

A weak coalition led by ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif and the military’s preferred parties is also what the country’s establishment wished for.

16 Feb 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister candidate for the Pakistan Muslim League-N party, (second left) at a news conference in Lahore on February 13. Photo: Bloomberg

Coalition to nominate Shehbaz Sharif for Pakistan PM in bid to break deadlock

The Pakistan Peoples Party said it would support Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a minority government, after polls returned a hung parliament.

14 Feb 2024 - 8:03AMvideocam

Editorial | Pakistan can ill-afford costly power vacuum

With a general election failing to deliver a decisive result, the crisis-hit country’s largest creditor, China, is among those fearing further instability.

13 Feb 2024 - 8:00AM

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Pakistan set for coalition after troubled election, as Sharif trails rival Khan

Imran Khan’s PTI party won the most seats but its biggest rivals – the PML-N party of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari’s PPP – have won enough seats between them to form a government.

10 Feb 2024 - 5:28PMvideocam

Supporters of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party hold party flags during general elections in Karachi, Pakistan: Photo: EPA-EFE

Pakistan ex-PMs and bitter rivals Sharif and Khan both claim election win

Sharif’s party won the most seats by a single party, but Khan supporters, who ran as independents instead of as a single bloc, won the most seats overall.

10 Feb 2024 - 4:35AMvideocam

Is Pakistan’s military pushing Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for prime minister?

Bhutto Zardari, 34, ‘wouldn’t have shot up to the very senior post of foreign minister without the military’s blessing’, one analyst notes.

31 May 2023 - 9:45AMvideocam

Pakistan’s new foreign minister to visit China for latest high-level talks

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will meet counterpart Wang Yi to discuss bilateral and other issues, foreign ministry says.

21 May 2022 - 7:57AMvideocam

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will arrive in China on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | Return to dynastic nepotism leaves Pakistan facing an uncertain future

Imran Khan was seen as a breath of fresh air by young Pakistanis, but resented by the political elite and military for building ties with Russia and China over traditional ally the US. Economic turmoil provided the grounds for removing Khan, but the new government may struggle to hold onto power.

22 Apr 2022 - 9:49AMvideocam

Supporters of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party listen to the ousted prime minister speak at a rally in Karachi on April 16. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan to expand US ties, Russian blitz cannot be condoned: army chief

General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s comments came days after PM Imran Khan accused the US of trying to oust his government by backing a no-confidence vote against him.

3 Apr 2022 - 10:43AMvideocam

Pakistan opposition seeks PM Khan’s ouster with no-confidence motion

The prime minister faces his toughest challenge since taking power, as his opponents accuse him of poor governance and mismanaging the economy.

9 Mar 2022 - 5:59AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad in June 2021. Photo: Reuters

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