 She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-225 (Badin-cum-Tando Muhammad Khan-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.She received 88,983 votes and defeated Bibi Yasmeen Shah, a candidate of PML-Q.In March 2008, she was elected as the 18th and first women Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.