BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Saturday.
Zardari, 70, was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990 and as a senator in 1997. He once served as the federal minister for environment and the federal minister for investment.
Zardari assumed the co-chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party in 2007, and served as the 11th president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
He became the 14th president of Pakistan on March 10, 2024. ■
