The son of the slain Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party
(PPP) Benazir Bhutto Sunday said he had been elected as new
Chairman of the party.?
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Pakistan People's Party
holds a meeting at Bhutto's residence in Naudero, near Larkana,
Pakistan on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007.
Bilawal made the remarks at a news conference after a central
executive committee (CEC) meeting of the PPP in Naudero in the
southern Sindh Province.
Bilawal said the PPP would still pursue democracy in Pakistan in
the future. "My mother always said democracy is the best revenge,"
Bilawal said.
A senior leader of the PPP Amin Fahim said at the news
conference Bhutto had left a letter of will in which she nominated
her husband Asif Zardari as chairman. However, Zardari nominated
Bilawal as the successor at the CEC meeting.
Zardari disclosed that his children had decided to add their
mother Bhutto's family name to their names.
The PPP would contact United Nations for international probe
into Bhutto's assassination, he said.
Bilawal, born in September 1988, is the only son of Bhutto.
Bilawal attended Rashid School for Boys in Dubai, where he was Vice
President of the student council. He is currently studying at
Oxford University.
Bilawal thanked the CEC for its trust on him and said he would
continue his study.
Some leaders of the PPP earlier said that Bilawal was too young
to lead the party. The CEC meeting still elected Bilawal as
chairman and Zardari co-chairman. A 9-member advisory committee has
also been set up to run affairs of the party.
Asif Ali Zardari, 4th from
left seating at table, husband of slain Prime Minister of Pakistan
attends party meeting at Bhutto's residence in Naudero, near
Larkana, Pakistan on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007.
The son of the slain
Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto Sunday
said he had been elected as new Chairman of the party.
(Xinhua News Agency December 31, 2007)
