General Secretary and President To Lam begins state visit to Russia
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, along with his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, arrived in Vnukovo international airport in Moscow on Sept. 7 afternoon (local time), beginning his three-day state visit to Russia, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.
President Asif Ali Zardari is returning to Pakistan today, cutting his London trip short due to significant political developments at home. Initially, he had planned to stay in London for three to four more days, but the resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly opposing the creation of new provinces led to his early departure. The proposal, backed by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, suggested dividing the country into 12 to 15 provinces, which sparked intensified political debate.
The PPP, a key ally of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), strongly opposes any division in Sindh, emphasizing that any new province must adhere to constitutional procedures and gain political consensus and public support. President Zardari arrived in London from Vienna on September 1, after a private visit to Austria where he was accompanied by his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and daughter-in-law Bakhtawar.
Bilawal and Bakhtawar will remain in London for approximately a week and are not expected to return with their father. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also met with President Zardari in London, but failed to garner support for the new provinces proposal, which he had previously announced in Lahore. The PPP Secretary General, Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, claimed that President Zardari's trip was for a medical checkup and denied any political motive behind his visit.
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