All of 34, Hina Rabbani Khar is Pakistan's first woman Foreign Minister and also the youngest at that. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari justified her appointment, saying it would "send positive signals about the soft picture of Pakistan".Ms Khar touched down in India on Tuesday to take on the peace dialogue forward between the arch-rivals; the world is waiting in anticipation as to how he handles her first major diplomatic outing and navigates the troubled waters of India-Pakistan relationship
The decision to elevate Ms Khar was made in view of her competency & recent interaction at the Foreign Office, according to the the Prime Minister's office. They is seen here with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the work of her visit to India.
A postgraduate in hospitality & tourism from the University of Massachusetts, Ms Khar comes from a rich feudal relatives in southern Punjab & owns Lahore's posh Polo Lounge, a haunt of the rich & the powerful. Here he is seen greeting BJP patriarch L K Advani.
Ms Khar's sister is a giant landowner from Muzaffargarh. Her uncle Ghulam Mustafa Kar was the subject of "My Feudal Lord", a biting account of patriarchal society in Pakistan penned by his fifth spouse Tehmina Durrani. Ms Khar is known to be keen on polo and trekking.
Ms Khar has become Pakistan's 26th foreign minister at a time when her country is suffering perhaps the worst picture crisis and is being repeatedly singled out as a patron for terrorists and jihadists.
Ms Khar entered politics in 2002 and became a member of national assembly of the PML-Q party, affiliated with then Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
Her political ascent has been meteoric ever since, propelled by favourable circumstances. Barely days after then Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was removed, they was named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on July twenty, 2011.
Ms Khar entered politics in 2002 and became a member of national assembly of the PML-Q party, affiliated with then Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
Her political ascent has been meteoric ever since, propelled by favourable circumstances. Barely days after then Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was removed, they was named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on July twenty, 2011.
Ms Khar is married to businessman Feroze Gulzar, and they have children sons as well as a daughter.
Ms Khar has a love of fashion & is noted for her personal style. He is keen on the Birkin bag, beloved of fashionistas the world over, & carries it together with her on most of her journeys abroad. Picture courtesy: AFP Krishna, a 79-year-old who takes great pride in his tailored suits, will face stiff competition from the young Foreign minister of Pakistan who is known for her elegant style.
In Pakistan, headscarf-wearing Ms Khar has drawn inevitable comparisons to Benazir Bhutto, the charismatic female prime minister of Pakistan who was assassinated when trying to regain power in 2007.
Like Bhutto, he comes from of Pakistan's leading political & land-owning families & her clan has extensive farms in Punjab, the richest & most populous province. The foreign ministers of the nuclear-armed neighbours are holding their first talks in a year, looking to breathe fresh life in to a peace process still stifled by the trauma of the 2008 Mumbai terror assaults.
In Pakistan, headscarf-wearing Ms Khar has drawn inevitable comparisons to Benazir Bhutto, the charismatic female prime minister of Pakistan who was assassinated when trying to regain power in 2007.
Like Bhutto, he comes from of Pakistan's leading political & land-owning families & her clan has extensive farms in Punjab, the richest & most populous province. The foreign ministers of the nuclear-armed neighbours are holding their first talks in a year, looking to breathe fresh life in to a peace process still stifled by the trauma of the 2008 Mumbai terror assaults.
