Jamiat leader not happy with Khar as the new Pak FM

Islamabad: The chief of Pakistan`s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has criticised the appointment of Hina Rabbani Khar as the new Foreign Minister, saying it was not a "wise decision" to have a woman holding the post. Khar, 34, this week became Pakistan`s youngest and first woman Foreign Minister. But Rehman said the decision […]

Islamabad: The chief of Pakistan`s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has criticised the appointment of Hina Rabbani Khar as the new Foreign Minister, saying it was not a "wise decision" to have a woman holding the post.

Khar, 34, this week became Pakistan`s youngest and first woman Foreign Minister. But Rehman said the decision to give the slot to a woman cannot be called a wise decision.