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Zardari's Pakistan
With Asif Ali Zardari the new president-elect, Pakistan's paths might be shifting.
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2008 08:45 GMT

Zardari is  taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state [GALLO/GETTY]
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has won a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.

He has hitherto shown some political skill  in forging a large coalition and using it to peacefully unseat president Pervez Musharraf.

But many fear Pakistan is continuing down the road to old-style politics of confrontation, at a time when the country faces great challenges.

Inside Story asks if Zardari is the right man to lead Pakistan in such turbulent times and can he, with a tarnished past, turn a new page and prove he is truly a statesman?

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This episode of Inside Story aired on Sunday, September 7, 2008
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Al Jazeera
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