Asif Ali Zardari Biography, History and Facts

 Asif Ali Zardari is the son of Hakim Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan, a Sindhi Baloch politician and one of the early political associates of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Hakim Ali Zardari later joined the National Awami Party - Asif Ali Zardari was born in July 1955. His father had a business and a cinema in Karachi along with Sindh Zamindari.

Childhood and education:

Asif Ali Zardari, like LK Advani, Muhammad Khan Junejo, Shaukat Aziz and Pervez Musharraf, received his early education at St. Patrick's School, Karachi, after which he did his Intermediate in 1974 at Pataro Cadet College, Dadu. He is said to have later enrolled at the London School of Economics and Business, but never confirmed his graduation. Asif Ali Zardari He was known in the affluent circles of Karachi. In 1968, Asif also acted as a child star in filmmaker Sajjad's Urdu film 'Manzil Door Nahi'. The hero of the film was Hanif and the heroine was Sofia. But it turned out to be a flop movie.

Politics:

Asif Ali Zardari had nothing to do with politics till the mid-80. The only clue is that in the non-party elections of 1985, Asif Ali Zardari had also filed nomination papers from a seat in the Provincial Assembly in Nawabshah. But the papers were withdrawn. At the same time, Asif Ali Zardari got involved in the construction business on the advice of Syed Kodal Shah, a minister of Chief Minister Ghous Ali Shah, but he remained active in this field for only two and a half years.

Married to Benazir:

1987 was the most decisive year for Asif Ali Zardari when his stepmother Tammy Bukhari and Begum Nusrat Bhutto arranged Asif's relationship with Benazir Bhutto. The wedding, which took place on December 18, 1987, is one of the most memorable events in Karachi. The reception was held at the richest area of ​​Clifton as well as the poorest area of ​​Lyari's Kakri Ground and was attended by thousands of ordinary people along with the princes. This was the first great joy for Benazir Bhutto and her millions of political fans after the execution of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Ministry:

When Benazir Bhutto came to power in 1988, Asif Ali Zardari also moved into the Prime Minister's House. And his political career officially began. He became a member of the National Assembly in the 1990 elections following the ouster of the Benazir Bhutto government. In 1993, he became a minister in the cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Mir Balkh Sher Mazari. He was a member of the Senate from 1997 to 1999.

Cases:

After the removal of Benazir's second government on November 5, 1996, Asif Ali Zardari was named in the Murtaza Bhutto assassination case and he was the one who assassinated him. During the second term of Nawaz Sharif's government, he was involved in the murder of former chairman of Steel Mill Sajjad Hussain and Justice Nizam Ahmed, a judge of Sindh High Court and his involvement in drug trafficking. Several cases have been registered, including gold imports, the purchase of helicopters, the purchase of Polish tractors and commissions on deals for French Mirage aircraft, the purchase of Rockwood Estate in the UK, money laundering through Swiss banks and the Oil for Food scandal in Spain.

Nine in the UK, nine in the US, two in Belgium and France, and several projects in Dubai under different names. Create twenty-four front companies overseas to hide your mysterious wealth. During this time, he spent almost ten years in prison and was released in 2004 after being acquitted of all charges - although all charges were justified.

During the hearing on the National Reconciliation Decree, the National Accountability Office told the court that Asif Ali Zardari was accused of acquiring illicit assets worth 1.5billion during Benazir's rule. Jail

Governments from Ghulam Ishaq Khan to Nawaz Sharif and Pervez Musharraf have spent huge sums of money at home and abroad to advance these allegations, references and cases. After all, Imran Khan's government is continuing its efforts.

Asif Ali Zardari spent almost 11 years in jail together. Arrested for the first time on Wednesday, October 10, 1990, released on February 6, 1993 after two years, 3 months and 6 days in prison, arrested again on November 4, 1996, spent 8 years and 18 days in jail and released on November 22, 2004. This is now the third arrest

Even in jail, Asif Ali Zardari remained the center of attention. Because they did a lot for the welfare of the prisoners, including the distribution of food and clothes and the provision of money for the bail of the needy prisoners.

President of Pakistan:

When the reconciliation between Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto began with the efforts of the United States, Britain and some influential friends. Since then, court proceedings against him and Asif Ali Zardari have been slow. Not a single case was proved or withdrawn or the government withdrew from further prosecution. The controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance, introduced in October 2007, also played an important role in this regard. After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007, the PPP led by Asif Ali Zardari emerged as the largest party in the elections. The initial guess was that Asif Ali Zardari will focus only on party leadership and remain "Mr. Sonia Gandhi". But then he decided to become the country's president.

In August 2008, Altaf Hussain nominated Zardari for the post of President of Pakistan, after which the PPP formally nominated him for the September 6, 2008 presidential election. Usually the president nominees resign from the political party, but Zardari did not do so and remained an active leader of the PPP. According to some observers, this was possible because, despite tradition, there is no doubt that the constitution of Pakistan is non-political. No order was issued in the verdict. Fearing a court ruling just before the 2013 elections, Zardari split from the party leadership. At the end of his term on September 8, 2013, Zardari had to vacate the presidency. And thank God Pakistan lost the life of this person.

Corruption Charges:

Zardari has been widely accused of financial corruption. Due to its notoriety of bribery, "Mr. 10%" got public and newspaper address. He served a long jail term under Nawaz Sharif and Pervez Musharraf. As a result of reconciliation between the PPP and Pervez Musharraf, all corruption cases against him were dropped in 2007 and 2008. Powerful figures like Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan have vindicated allegations of corruption against him. After Benazir's assassination in 2007, he returned to Pakistan from exile and took over the post of PPP co-leader with Benazir's son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. As a result of the 2007 elections, the PPP government is running from the background. On various occasions in 2008, PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari, after a few days of openly signing a written agreement with Nawaz Sharif, justified his resignation by saying that "agreements are not a hadith." That's all there is to it.

Allegations of bribery against Zardari continued to appear in newspapers even after he took over the presidency.

According to the British newspaper, Zardari's lawyers had filed a reply in a London court saying that according to Zardari's doctors, he was mentally ill and therefore could not appear in court.

Khalilzad was introduced by US officials to Zalmai Khalilzad, the US envoy to the United Nations, for his contacts with Zardari. Zardari told US officials that Khalilzad had been providing him with advice and assistance. Asif Ali Zardari started using his influence as soon as he became the President and gradually closed all the cases against him. Former Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar had a big hand in closing his cases. He tried his best not to restore Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to his post.

In January 2010, the National Accountability Office ordered the government to hand over 2460 kanals of land in Islamabad to Nasir Khan, who was working for Zardari behind the scenes.

Mental capacity:

Zardari, who took over the chair of the President of Pakistan on the fourth anniversary of Benazir's death, addressed a rally in the city of Naudero and asked a sarcastic question to Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

People ask you what happened to Bibi's case. Regarding this, "I also ask Chaudhry Iftikhar Judge what happened in Bibi's case."