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The party of assassinated Benazir Bhutto has nominated her widower to be Pakistan's next president, a party spokesman said Friday.

Asif Zardari will decide whether to accept the Pakistan People's Party nomination by Saturday, information minister Sherry Rehman added.

Pervez Musharraf stood down as president on Monday as the PPP and its ruling coalition partners threatened to begin impeachment proceedings. Read full article »

CNN's Saeed Ahmed and Reza Sayah contributed to this report.

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