Successor

Bilawal Zardari, 19, the eldest son of the slain Pakistan opposition leader, the late Benazir Bhutto was appointed as chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Bilawal's father, Asif Ali Zardari was named co-chairman.

The council of senior party leaders will also be formed to supervise the affairs of the party until Bilawal, who is currently studying at Oxford, is fully capable of handling the party affairs.