Bilawal Bhutto drops to 200th place on Time's influential people's list

Islamabad, Apr 18 : Bhutto-Zardari scion and son of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who till three days was at the 20th slot in Time magazine's list of most influential persons in the world, is learnt to have slipped to the 200th slot.

The 19-year-old PPP chairman, presently studying in London, has been consistently bagging votes - 26,000 at last count - but they don't seem to be enough to keep him going in the prestigious list. He now occupies the seventh last position.

According to the Daily Times, there are currently 207 finalists in the list of persons "who shape the world", with Bilawal at slot number 200. The list of finalists also features President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani and Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud.

Musharraf has moved up almost 90 notches to occupy the 79th slot. Kayani follows next at 149, Gillani at 154 and Mehsud at 182, added the paper.

ANI