Islamabad:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is tipped to win the presidential election as he has gathered the support of 345 electoral votes, Geo News reported citing sources on Tuesday.
The PPP, which allied with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after the 2024 nationwide polls, successfully attained the support of 345 electoral votes for its nominee Zardari ahead of the presidential election slated to be held on March 9, the sources said.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was apprised by the committee members formed for the presidential campaign regarding the achievement in a briefing session ahead of the contest for the coveted post.
In the upcoming electoral event, Zardari will face Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), who has been nominated as presidential candidate by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
The PPP’s veteran politician, who served as the 11th president from 2008 to 2013, has the support of the Nawaz-led party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), and others, is eyeing his second presidential term after replacing the outgoing president Dr Arif Alvi.