Pakistan to select new president

Asif Ali Zardari, the head of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, will likely take over the country’s presidency when legislators meet this weekend to select a successor to former president, Pervez Musharraf.

Mr Zardari, who is the widower of two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto, will face off against two lightly regarded opponents when legislators meet tomorrow to choose a president to fill the gap created when former military strongman Mr Musharraf resigned under pressure last month.