Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif appoints foreign minister Ishaq Dar as Deputy PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed foreign minister Ishaq Dar as Pakistan's deputy prime minister with immediate effect. The decision was announced while Shehbaz Sharif is on a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar is currently serving as Pakistan's foreign minister.