Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will announce his daughter, Aseefa Bhutto, as the country's First Lady, local media claim. If this happens, the Pakistani president would be breaking traditions as the title is normally given to the president's wife.
Citing a source, a report claimed that Aseefa Bhutto Zardari will be given the protocol and privileges befitting the First Lady after the official statement.
Who is Asifa Bhutto Zardari?
1. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is the daughter of Asif Ali Zardari from his marriage to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007.
2. Born in February 1993, she is the youngest child of Asif Ali Zardari, after Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari.
3. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari studied at Oxford Brookes University, University College London and the University of Edinburgh to complete her education.
4. She reportedly made her political debut in 2020 at a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rally.
5. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is also Pakistan's Ambassador for Polio Eradication.
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as Pakistan's fourteenth president on Sunday. He officially took over as head of state for the second time.
He is the only civilian candidate to be elected head of state for the second time, excluding military heads. Previously, he served as President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.