Aseefa Bhutto drives two Presidents in girl-boss move

First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Thursday took to X (formerly Twitter) to share footage of herself driving a car with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sitting next to her and President Asif Ali Zardari seated in the backseat. She called it an unforgettable moment. 

Sharing footage of herself driving besides a smiling Erdogan, Aseefa wrote, “An unforgettable moment driving President 

@RTErdogan during his visit to Pakistan. Very mindful while in the driving seat with two Presidents as passengers, but not a moment I will ever forget!”

The youngest sister of the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari drove the vehicle after Erdogan visited President House and gifted the Turkish-made TogT10X electric car to Asif Ali Zardari.

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif also received an e-car as a gift from the Turkish President following the latter's visit to PM House.

 
Internet users lauded the respectful gesture of the First Lady, calling the moment “most beautiful". A social media user commented on Aseefa's post, “Two Presidents in your safe hands! MashaAllah! This is just the beginning, InshaAllah! May you drive the future of the people of our land. Aameen!”

Another user wrote, “A very powerful message from Pakistan to the world on women empowerment. The First Lady of Pakistan @AseefaBZ driving the Turkish President @RTErdogan.”

A third user commented, “Proud daughter of #SMBB and #MardHur. This is a very powerful message from Pakistan to the world on women's empowerment. The First Lady of Pakistan @AseefaBZ driving the Turkish President @RTErdogan.”

“This is brilliant and empowering. My sister also drive her car and with examples like @AseefaBZ many more women/girls will be able to get these empowering fundamental rights. Hats off to our women leaders for their display of diplomacy and power today (sic),” another netizen said.

The Turkish President, who arrived on Thursday night in Islamabad from Indonesia, was warmly welcomed by Asif Ali Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif at the airport.

During a high-level meeting in PM House on Thursday, the Turkish President maintained that both countries considered expanding the scope of their current goods and trade agreements, according to state-run Radio Pakistan.

Following the meeting, Erdogan told reporters, “Turkish investors will be encouraged to engage more in Pakistan and develop flagship projects.” 

“Our military dialogue and cooperation in the defence industry have grown our trade and investment relations exponentially.”

Speaking at the Pakistan-Turkiye Business Forum in Islamabad, the PM said, “We had committed that together, we will achieve a target of $5bn volume in bilateral trade, but unfortunately, it is a long way to go.”