The election of the new Pakistanese president will be IMO a major turn for Pakistan. It will be the first "democraticaly elected" (thought not elected directly by poeple votes). It must not bad for the future of the country and its economy.
Let's hope peace returns to these troubled parts of the world: Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan etc
"The Jihad Belt", "The Army Fatigue Road".
Pakistan's presidential election next week will be a three-way tussle between the country's main parties after the Election Commission on Saturday issued a final list of candidates.
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, looks likely to win the September 6 vote by legislators for a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned as president last week.
Investors, their confidence shattered by political upheaval and militant violence, are hoping the presidential election will bring an end to uncertainty and usher in more stable politics.
Pakistan's stock market, which rose for six consecutive years to 2007 and was one of the best-performing markets in Asia in that period, has fallen about 36 percent this year.
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