Bilawal to leave for US on Jan 18 to attend Biden’s inauguration

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will leave for the United States (US) on January 18 to attend US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration slated for Jan 20, ARY News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

According to party sources, the PPP chairman will leave for US for a day-visit on the invitation of US President-elect Joe Biden to attend his oath-taking ceremony that will take place in Washington.

Bilawal Bhutto during his four-day stay in the United States will also meet with US senators, party sources confided to ARY News.

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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and his father, party co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari have been invited to US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration slated for Jan 20.

Party sources confided to ARY News that the father-son duo got an invite to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Democrat Joe Biden that will take place in Washington.

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On Jan 6, the Congress had formally certified Biden’s election victory. Immediately after the certification, the White House released a statement from Trump in which he pledged an “orderly transition” on Jan. 20 when Biden will be sworn into office.