New Delhi:
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is accompanying his father Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on his trip to India today, has reportedly invited Rahul Gandhi to visit Pakistan. The two were seated next to each other at a lunch hosted at the Prime Minister's residence in Delhi. Mr Gandhi is said to have accepted the invite.
(Who is Bilawal Bhutto Zardari?)Bilawal, a 23-year-old graduate from Oxford University, is accompanying his father on a visit to the Ajmer Dargah near Jaipur. His visit to India had been discussed widely on Facebook before he landed in Delhi.
The Zardaris arrived in India around noon. Soon after landing, Bilawal, who was seen wearing a black pathan suit, tweeted his peace greetings for India, "AOA India Peace be with you. I have just landed in Delhi. 1st ever visit."
And it was on Twitter again that he shared the experience a short while after he had lunch at the Prime Minister's residence.
"Prez n I enjoyed Lunch with #Rahul #Gandhi and #PMSingh. lovely meal. much to learn from each other," he posted.
Mr Gandhi's mother, Sonia Gandhi, who heads the Congress, did not attend the lunch. Instead, she sent a letter of regret.
In 2007, after his mother Benazir was assassinated in Pakistan, Bilawal was named the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He was 19.