<p>Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the youngest daughter of slain former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on Monday formally launched her political career after taking oath as a Member of Parliament.</p><p>She was elected unopposed as a member of the National Assembly last month from NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad (formerly Nawabshah) area of her native Sindh province. </p><p>The seat was vacated by her father Asif Ali Zardari after he was elected as the President.</p>.<p>Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath of office to Aseefa, 31, amidst applause from her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmakers.</p><p>In a related development, her victory was challenged in the Sindh High Court by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independent candidate Ghulam Mustafa Rind who named the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Aseefa as respondents.</p><p>The petitioner backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party claimed that he was not allowed to contest the polls and his nomination papers were wrongly rejected.</p>.Saudi delegation led by foreign minister to visit Pakistan on April 15.<p> “I was told that I didn't submit the electricity bill when our village doesn't even have electricity. When I went to collect the bill, I was detained by the police,' the petitioner claimed.</p><p>Rind implored the court to overturn Aseefa's unopposed victory and reinstate the democratic process.</p><p>Aseefa holds a bachelor’s degree in politics and sociology and a master’s in global health and development. She initially served as a goodwill ambassador for polio eradication in 2012 which made her face familiar among masses.</p><p> Her father, President Zardari, had announced plans to make Aseefa the first lady of the country.</p><p>She is one of the three siblings of former two-time premier Benazir who was assassinated during an election rally in 2007. Aseefa is quite popular with the PPP supporters due to her close resemblance with her mother. </p>
<p>Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the youngest daughter of slain former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on Monday formally launched her political career after taking oath as a Member of Parliament.</p><p>She was elected unopposed as a member of the National Assembly last month from NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad (formerly Nawabshah) area of her native Sindh province. </p><p>The seat was vacated by her father Asif Ali Zardari after he was elected as the President.</p>.<p>Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath of office to Aseefa, 31, amidst applause from her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmakers.</p><p>In a related development, her victory was challenged in the Sindh High Court by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independent candidate Ghulam Mustafa Rind who named the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Aseefa as respondents.</p><p>The petitioner backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party claimed that he was not allowed to contest the polls and his nomination papers were wrongly rejected.</p>.Saudi delegation led by foreign minister to visit Pakistan on April 15.<p> “I was told that I didn't submit the electricity bill when our village doesn't even have electricity. When I went to collect the bill, I was detained by the police,' the petitioner claimed.</p><p>Rind implored the court to overturn Aseefa's unopposed victory and reinstate the democratic process.</p><p>Aseefa holds a bachelor’s degree in politics and sociology and a master’s in global health and development. She initially served as a goodwill ambassador for polio eradication in 2012 which made her face familiar among masses.</p><p> Her father, President Zardari, had announced plans to make Aseefa the first lady of the country.</p><p>She is one of the three siblings of former two-time premier Benazir who was assassinated during an election rally in 2007. Aseefa is quite popular with the PPP supporters due to her close resemblance with her mother. </p>