Yousaf Raza Gillani sworn in as Pakistan Prime Minister

As a part of a clearly stop-gap arrangement, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – the party of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto - was sworn in as Pakistan’s 25th Prime Minister.

An alumnus of the Government College of Lahore (Pakistan), Gillani comes from a family with rich political heritage. His father Alamdar Hussain Gillani was a signatory to the Pakistan Resolution, the 1940 document on the basis of which Pakistan was created out of India. His grandfather Ghulam Mustafa Shah Gillani served as an MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly), while his great grandfather Raja Bakhsh Gillani served as a Mayor of Multan in undivided India (i.e. India before its partition in 1947).

It is quite evident that Mr Gillani will be in his position for just few days, before “loyally” vacating the chair for some “big fish” (like Mr. Asif Ali Zardari). However, let us all wish him good luck and a great time. We sincerely hope that he will be successful in driving his country towards a bright future, provided he gets enough time to do the same.