By ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari is poised to step into her parliamentary role officially on Monday.
Scheduled to be sworn in as a member of the National Assembly, this marks her formal entry into the realm of Pakistani politics.
Aseefa’s parliamentary induction signifies another significant chapter in the enduring political narrative of the Bhutto dynasty, a legacy first established by her maternal grandfather, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the founding figure of the PPP and a former prime minister.
In following the footsteps of her late mother and grandfather, Aseefa is poised to carry forward their political mantle alongside her elder brother, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
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The National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has called for a session of the lower house of parliament at 5 pm in response to requisitions from opposition parties. The agenda of this meeting will primarily address concerns raised by the opposition.
Meanwhile, the anticipated joint session of parliament has been rescheduled. Initially slated for April 16 (Tuesday), it has been moved to April 18 (Thursday). President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to deliver an address during this combined sitting of both houses of parliament, marking the commencement of the new parliamentary year.
The summoning of the joint session by the president is in accordance with the powers vested in him by Article 54(1) and 56(3) of the Constitution.
