Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former P.M. of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, will become Pakistan’s next president. He assumes office under a cloud of suspicion: accused of extortion, money laundering, and receiving kickbacks. These charges have earned him the nickname of “Mr. Ten Percent.”
Jane Perlez (see below) writes that Pakistan “has only $6 billion in foreign exchange reserves, disappearing at the rate of close to $2 billion every month to pay for oil and food.”
Jane Perlez, “Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Set to Lead,” New York Times, Sept. 5, 2008
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