Bilawal Bhutto Becomes Youngest FM of Pakistan as he ends speculation and finally takes oath as foreign minister of Pakistan.
Bilawal Bhutto Becomes Youngest FM of Pakistan at the age of 33 vows to improve foreign ties of country.
New FM takes charge of MOFA faces tough test ahead as country is facing multiple foreign challenges.
Before him the youngest FM was his Grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who became FM at the age of 35.
Bilawal administered oath by the President Dr Arif Alvi while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and other members of the coalition government were also present.
First Move of Bilawal:
The first thing after taking oath Bilawal did was to visit Chinese Embassy in Islamabad.
To condole deaths of a Chinese professor and two teachers at Karachi University suicide attack on Tuesday.
FM @BBhuttoZardari has assumed charge as the Foreign Minister of #Pakistan 🇵🇰.
➖He was welcomed at @ForeignOfficePk by MOS @HinaRKhar, FS #SohailMahmood and other officers.
➖He had an interaction with senior officers of the Ministry. pic.twitter.com/EOtbfuPYXU
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 27, 2022
Bilawal Bhutto has taken charge of Foreign Office at a time when Pakistan is facing hard challenges at multiple fronts.
- First challenge of Bilawal would be to improve ties with US as controversy surrounding the diplomatic cable seemed to have undermined Pakistan’s relationship with Washington.
- Second challenge would be to improve Pakistan’s relationship with the European Union, a major trading partner of the country.
- Third challenge would be to improve ties with neighbouring India as after India”s move on Kashmir has unsettled the ties.
- Afghanistan is becoming a problem for Pakistan as world suspects Pakistan sheltering Taliban but recent cross border terrorist attacks indicated that ties with the Afghan Taliban are not ideal.
It is not an ideal time for Bilawal but if he can show some progress it would erase alot of doubts regarding his leadership qualities excluding the Bhutto Brand
