Hina set to be Pak Foreign Minister

The Pakistan Government has decided to appoint Hina Rabbani Khar as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has sent a formal proposal to President Asif Ali Zardari for the appointment of Khar as a full-fledged minister, ahead of the Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level talks this month. She will be the first woman foreign minister of the country.
Gilani approved the “summary” or formal proposal for the appointment of Khar as the new Foreign Minister shortly before he leaves on a five-day private visit to Britain, official sources said.
Khar, 34, is expected to take charge as soon as a notification is issued by the presidency, sources said.
The absence of a Foreign Minister was affecting the ministry and foreign policy, government sources were quoted as saying by Dawn News channel. The July 26-27 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan is believed to have influenced the government’s decision to go ahead with the elevation of Khar as a cabinet minister.
Khar is the daughter of veteran politician Malik Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar and the niece of former Governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar.