Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari looks during a parliamentary meeting in Colombo on November 29, 2010. President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 for a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari rides in a car escorted by a convoy to the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 for a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (L) addresses businessmen during a bilateral business forum in Colombo on November 29, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met businessmen during the third day of his visit to Colombo, to explore avenues to enhance trade and investment between both countries.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari rides in a car escorted by a convoy to the parliament building in Colombo on November 29, 2010. President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 for a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari addresses businessmen during a bilateral business forum in Colombo on November 29, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met businessmen during the third day of his visit to Colombo, to explore avenues to enhance trade and investment between both countries.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari addresses businessmen during a bilateral business forum in Colombo on November 29, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met businessmen during the third day of his visit to Colombo, to explore avenues to enhance trade and investment between both countries.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari takes part in the welcoming banquet for the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. The 2010 Asian Games are held in Guangzhou, China, from November 12-27 and will be the biggest ever, with 45 countries and territories taking part in 42 sports.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari attends the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. The Asian Games officially opened with a glitzy gala ceremony tonight, culminating years of planning for a massive event that is set to reinforce China's regional sporting dominance.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (2ndL), Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deopra (4ndL), Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov (4ndR), and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (2ndR), sign documents during a ceremony in Ashgabat on December 11, 2010. Turkmenistan signed broad agreements with Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan at a summit on a transnational gas pipeline, though talks yielded few concrete details. The 1,700-kilometre (1,050-mile) TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been on hold for many years due to the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) pose prior to talks at the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) talk at the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) pose prior to talks at the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) talk at the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (L) arrive at the Presidential Office in Colombo on November 28, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

Sri Lankan speaker of parliament Chamal Rajapakse (R) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (L) talk at the parliament in Colombo on November 29, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on November 27 on a three-day official visit in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrives at the start of a three-day visit to the island of Katunayake on November 27, 2010. Pakistan is a key ally of Sri Lanka and provided crucial military hardware supplies to the island during the nation's drawn out Tamil separatist war which ended in May 2009.

From L to R - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deopra, Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Afghan President Hamid Karzai pose after a signing ceremony in Ashgabat on December 11, 2010. Turkmenistan signed broad agreements with Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan at a summit on a transnational gas pipeline, though talks yielded few concrete details. The 1,700-kilometre (1,050-mile) TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been on hold for many years due to the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

A Pakistani woman affected by the floods holds a baby as an army relief camp is seen in the background in Sukkar on August 26, 2010. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari warned his beleaguered nation could take years to recover from devastating floods as global pledges topped 700 million dollars and waters refused to relent. The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20 million nationwide in the country's worst ever natural disaster, with the threat of disease ever present in the camps sheltering desperate survivors.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (C-R), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (C-L) and other leaders attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. The Asian Games officially opened with a glitzy gala ceremony tonight, culminating years of planning for a massive event that is set to reinforce China's regional sporting dominance.

Pakistani policemen cordon off a road as Islamist party Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists march towards Lahore city during a rally in Islamabad on November 27, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Pakistan Minority Front activists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi on November 25, 2010, in support of Christian mother Asia Bibi sentenced to hang. A Pakistani Christian family whose mother has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam has gone into hiding because of death threats, they said November 24. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed under controversial blasphemy laws.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

Pakistani police commandos stand guard at the main entrance of the Pakistan's Supreme Court building in Islamabad on October 13, 2010. Pakistan's Supreme Court faced government lawyers at a hearing on October 13 over graft charges centring on President Asif Ali Zardari that could eventually see his authority challenged. The top court has been locked in a standoff with the ruling administration since last December, when its judges ruled to scrap an amnesty that had allowed Zardari and 8,000 other people to escape possible corruption charges.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

An activist of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chants slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrives at the start of a three-day visit to the island of Katunayake on November 27, 2010. Pakistan is a key ally of Sri Lanka and provided crucial military hardware supplies to the island during the nation's drawn out Tamil separatist war which ended in May 2009.

Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) walks with Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse (R) at the start of a three-day visit to the island of Katunayake on November 27, 2010. Pakistan is a key ally of Sri Lanka and provided crucial military hardware supplies to the island during the nation's drawn out Tamil separatist war which ended in May 2009.

Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse (L) at the start of a three-day visit to the island of Katunayake on November 27, 2010. Pakistan is a key ally of Sri Lanka and provided crucial military hardware supplies to the island during the nation's drawn out Tamil separatist war which ended in May 2009.

Activists of the Pakistani Islamist party Sunni Tehreek (ST) chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 27, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

An activist of Islamist party Sunni Tehreek (ST) takes part in a march towards Lahore city during a rally in Islamabad on November 27, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Pakistani villagers make their way through flood waters in Baseera on August 24, 2010. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on August 23 warned his beleaguered nation could take years to recover from devastating floods as global pledges topped 700 million dollars and waters refused to relent. The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20 million nationwide in the country's worst ever natural disaster, with the threat of disease ever present in the camps sheltering desperate survivors.

Pakistani flood affected villagers walk through water in Baseera on August 24, 2010. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on August 23 warned his beleaguered nation could take years to recover from devastating floods as global pledges topped 700 million dollars and waters refused to relent. The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20 million nationwide in the country's worst ever natural disaster, with the threat of disease ever present in the camps sheltering desperate survivors.

Pakistan Minority Front activists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi on November 25, 2010, in support of Christian mother Asia Bibi sentenced to hang. A Pakistani Christian family whose mother has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam has gone into hiding because of death threats, they said November 24. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed under controversial blasphemy laws.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on December 3, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Activists of the Pakistani Islamist party Sunni Tehreek (ST) march towards Lahore city during a rally in Islamabad on November 27, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.

From L - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deopra, Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands after a signing ceremony in Ashgabat on December 11, 2010. Turkmenistan was to sign a framework agreement with Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan for the transnational gas pipeline that would expand the Central Asian country's exports. The 1,700 kilometre (1,050 mile) TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been on hold for many years due to the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

People walk in front of the pictures of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad on October 12, 2010. Erdogan arrived on October 12 on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leaders and further bolster bilateral ties between the two countries.

Pakistani police commandos stand guard at the main entrance of the Pakistan's Supreme Court building in Islamabad on October 13, 2010. Pakistan's Supreme Court faced government lawyers at a hearing on October 13 over graft charges centring on President Asif Ali Zardari that could eventually see his authority challenged. The top court has been locked in a standoff with the ruling administration since last December, when its judges ruled to scrap an amnesty that had allowed Zardari and 8,000 other people to escape possible corruption charges.

Pakistan Minority Front activists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi on November 25, 2010, in support of Christian mother Asia Bibi sentenced to hang. A Pakistani Christian family whose mother has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam has gone into hiding because of death threats, they said November 24. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed under controversial blasphemy laws.

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami chant slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death, during a protest in Karachi on November 26, 2010. Pakistan's most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government November 26 not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it would lead to nationwide anarchy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at loggerheads on whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, a mother of five sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Mohammed, under controversial blasphemy laws.