Pakistan's prominent lawmaker Sherry Rehman made history today by becoming the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, the upper house of parliament.
Rehman, 57, belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). She has served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the US from 2011 to 2013 and was elected to the Senate in 2015.
Her candidacy was approved by PPP the Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who earlier said that "PPP (is) ready to make history again".
His slain mother and former two time prime minister Benazir Bhutto had served twice as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, the lower house, in 1990s.
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