Asif Ali Zardari sworn-in as country’s 12th President

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday took oath of his office as Pakistan’s 12th head of state at an impressive ceremony held here at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardari under the third schedule of 1973 Constitution.Afghan President Hamid Karzai was the key international figure specially arrived here this afternoon to attend President Zardari’s oath-taking ceremony. Acting President Mohammadmian Soomro and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani were also present. Zardari’s family including children; Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, also the chairman of Pakistan People’s Party and his two daughters Bakhtawar and Asifa; father Hakim Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto’s sister Sanam Bhutto attended the swearing-in ceremony.