If I was ‘aasteen ka samp’ I would name him :-). He is not a close friend. But we went to the same school. Lost touch after Metric, for many years and reconnected a few years ago. Our group of friends make fun of his connection to Zardari but he is unashamed and enjoying life.
Why would there be a surprise in this? This is extremely common in Pakistan. Not only this one person but take any senior level position in a government run institution in Pakistan (Like PTV, APP, PIA) and you will find many political appointees or through nepotism.
Just recently there was a news item where Pakistan’s ambassador to Syria Aminullah Raisani appointed his sister (or someone from his Baloch tribe) as Principal of Pakistani School in Damascus. Here is the link:
Unrepentant Pakistani diplomat to Syria defends nepotism | The Statesmen | Media you can Believe in