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Pakistan’s Bilawal Names Zardari as Candidate for Premier

National elections in Pakistan to be held on July 25.

Pakistan’s Bilawal Names Zardari as Candidate for Premier
Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, speaks during an interview in Naudero, Larkana, Pakistan. (Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg News)

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan Peoples Party co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said his father and former President Asif Ali Zardari will be the party’s candidate for prime minister after the national elections scheduled to be held on July 25.
“He is the best choice as most likely there will be a coalition government as a result of the elections,” Bilawal said at a news conference on Tuesday.

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