Aseefa Bhutto Zardari takes oath as MNA

Daughter of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly on Monday.

She becomes the second family member to become part of the incumbent Parliament after her brother Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to her during the session of the lower house of the parliament that was summoned on the requisition of opposition parties.

Lawmakers from the opposition benches protested in front of the NA speaker’s daise. They were holding placards and chanting slogans when Aseefa was taking the oath.

Aseefa was elected unopposed as an MNA from NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh on March 29.

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Meanwhile, unopposed election of Pakistan People’s Party’s Aseefa Bhutto Zardari from NA-207 of Nawabshah has been challenged in the Sindh High Court (SHC).

PTI’s Mustafa Rind in a petition in the high court has claimed that his nomination papers were rejected after he was abducted.