Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. [Agencies] |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The son of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrived here Tuesday from Pakistan after attending her funeral and being appointed symbolic head of her powerful political party.
Bilawal Zardari, a 19-year-old student at Oxford University, traveled to Dubai along with his two sisters on a commercial flight, witnesses said. The three, who do not live in Pakistan and spend much of their time in Dubai, left the airport soon after arriving without making any comments.
Zardari was named head of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party at a meeting on Sunday but said he would return to university and not play a role in the running of the party. The effective leadership was given to Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari.
The PPP is Pakistan's largest opposition party and is expected to do well in upcoming elections.
