Hina Rabbani Khar is the first woman sworn into Pakistan's foreign minister on Tuesday (19/07/2011), ending a five-month vacancy for a week before crucial peace talks in India. Khar 34-year-old became the youngest minister in the cabinet. He is scheduled to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the ASEAN regional forum (ARF) in Indonesia this weekend.
"On the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's President has decided to appoint Hina Rabbani Khar as the federal minister for foreign affairs," said Foreign Ministry.
"Khar is Pakistan's first foreign minister from among the female and the youngest." Although Benazir Bhutto, who was murdered-ever two-time prime minister, senior government positions usually held by men.
