Bharat Express

Asif Ali Zardari

The meeting between the two comes a week after five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bisham.

Following her father's inauguration as the 14th president of Pakistan, Aseefa is poised to become the First Lady, a position traditionally held by the spouse of the president.

The president is elected by an electoral college consisting of members from the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four provincial assemblies, voting via secret ballot.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) asserts its lead in over 150 seats in the general elections, positioning itself to govern the federation.

Pakistan's constitution mandates that elections be held within 60 days of the National Assembly completing its term.