Zardari wins Pakistan Presidential Election

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected President of Pakistan on Saturday, Election Commission officials said.

The party of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accepted defeat in Saturday’s Presidential Election, saying it hoped winner Asif Ali Zardari would be “apolitical” as head of state.