ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is expected to take oath as the country’s foreign minister within “a day or two,” said one of his close aides while talking to journalists in London on Saturday.
The top PPP leader previously refused to confirm he was willing to be Pakistan’s next foreign minister under the current administration during his interviews to some international news channels.
There was also speculation in the local media that some of his own senior party leaders had objected to the idea since the current ruling coalition is led by a leader of a rival political faction.
However, the PPP announced the decision after Bhutto-Zardari’s recent meetings with the country’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London.
“It has been principally decided,” said his adviser Qamar Zaman Kaira while answering a journalist, adding: “It will happen in a day or two.”
Bhutto-Zardari and Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party discussed the ongoing political and economic situation of the country during their meetings.
They agreed to implement the Charter of Democracy, signed between the two parties in May 2006, to strengthen democracy and rule of law in Pakistan.
They also decided to hold a high-level conference to determine the future course of action for the new government after the departure of ex-PM Khan’s administration.
