Bilawal Bhutto took oath as Federal Minister

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been sworn in as Federal Minister.   PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is...

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been sworn in as Federal Minister.

 

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is taking oath as Federal Minister - Photo: President Twitter

Bilawal Bhutto swearing-in ceremony was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr where President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to him while Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was also present on the occasion.

 

After taking oath, the Prime Minister shook hands with Bilawal Bhutto and hugged him.

 

After taking oath, Bhutto Zardari called on President Dr. Arif Alvi in ​​the Presidency as Federal Minister.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was elected a member of the Assembly for the second time due to his victory in the general elections held in 2018, however, he has now become a part of the cabinet for the first time.

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It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

In this regard, Bilawal sister Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari had tweeted that Bilawal would be sworn in as Foreign Minister in the coalition government.

Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) yesterday, Bilawal had said that the party had decided to take up its responsibilities on its own and would take oath as federal minister tomorrow. And I will be part of the coalition government myself.

Bilawal did not specify which ministry he would take over, but when asked by a journalist to comment on foreign policy, he said he would hold a separate press conference on the issue.

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He had defended Shahbaz Sharif decision to be part of the cabinet, saying that unilateral decision-making was not possible and finding a solution to the country's problems was the collective responsibility of all political parties.

He said that this is a big challenge and everyone should carry some burden while playing their role.

He hoped that as part of the team, sometimes the priorities of the PPP would be given importance and sometimes the priorities of other political parties would be given priority so that a solution could be found together.

The PPP chairman congratulated the entire country on the peaceful and democratic struggle against the elected government and said that history was made through a successful no-confidence motion against a prime minister.

"The beauty of democracy is that we sent home an undemocratic man, and that is a political miracle and a historic political victory," he said.

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Earlier, the PPP had two views on the issue of Bilawal being part of the cabinet and possibly the foreign minister.

One camp member was of the view that the PPP chairman should not be part of the Shahbaz Sharif-led federal cabinet as it would hurt the position of the leader of the second largest party in the coalition government.

The camp thought that PPP workers might dislike their chairman for working under the PML-N prime minister, who is the PPP biggest rival in politics.

On the contrary, a senior party leader close to Bilawal Bhutto had said, "I have advised my chairman to become the foreign minister of the country."

He had said that 64% of the population of the country consists of youth under the age of 30 and they are the representatives of the youth. Bilawal has a good reputation in the world because of his mother Benazir Bhutto Will help in communication.