Posted 3/12/2024, 7:26:31 PM
Zardari bypasses son Bilawal, appoints daughter Aseefa as First Lady to groom her as Bhutto successor
- Asif Ali Zardari named his daughter Aseefa Bhutto as First Lady instead of his son Bilawal, who he does not have a good relationship with
- Aseefa is seen as a potential successor to her mother Benazir Bhutto to lead the PPP party
- Zardari wants Aseefa to counter Maryam Nawaz Sharif, who leads the rival PML-N party
- This allows Zardari to groom Aseefa for leadership and limit Bilawal's power/funds
- Pakistan law allows the president to name his daughter as First Lady or "Khatoon-e-Awwal"