TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iran's President congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the new president of Pakistan.

In a message on Sunday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the new president of Pakistan.

Iran declares its readiness to expand relations with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Raeisi said in his message to Zardari.

Pakistan Peoples Party’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari won a second term as Pakistan’s president, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by parliament and regional assemblies.

Veteran politician and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will be sworn in as Pakistan’s fourteenth president today, Sunday, 

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