Aseefa Zardari to contest by-election on NA-207
NA-207 was left vacant by her father Asif Ali Zardari after being elected as the country's president.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aseefa Bhutto Zardari will contest the National Assembly seat NA-207 by-election.
On Sunday, Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari filed her nomination papers for Shaheed Benazirabad-I (formerly Nawabshah) NA-207 seat, which was vacated by her father Asif Ali Zardari after he was elected president of Pakistan.
Aseefa was accompanied by her aunt Azra Fazal Pechuho.
Party workers showered rose flower petals on her when she stepped out of the RO’s office.
بی بی آصفہ بھٹو زرداری نے حلقہ این اے۔ 207 نوابشاہ سے اپنے کاغذات نامزدگی جمع کروا دیئے۔@AseefaBZ #NA207 pic.twitter.com/C7ReM8r5Wb
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) March 17, 2024
Earlier, in the February 8 general elections, Asif Ali Zardari secured victory in NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad-I constituency as he defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed (PTI) Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind by a huge margin.
As per unofficial results, Zardari bagged 146,989 votes against his rival who got 51,916 votes.
