Twitter Alert: All praise for Sherry Rehman

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and MNA Sherry Rehman has been appointed Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, and the online response has been largely positive.

The appointment comes after Husain Haqqani was asked to resign by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the wake of the Memogate scandal. Gilani has approved the appointment. As the news broke, Sherry Rehman quickly rose to become a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.

Here's a round up of some tweets:

Just when you think that Zardari is out of tricks, he plays one of his best. Not a big fan of Sherry Rehman's views on foreign policy, but this decision is the best government can manage.

Good move by government: Sherry Rehman new ambassador to US.

Sherry Rehman is an experienced legislator, activist and prior two her political career was a successful editor of a monthly magazine… tabled several progressive law drafts as a parliamentarian; champion of a free press, women's rights and freedom of information… most recently set up a think tank Jinnah Institute which has raised voice for minorities and campaigns against extremism in Pakistan.

A pragmatic democrat works through dialogue, consensus and negotiation. Establishment will not have issues with her approach.

So no bureaucrat, no retired General will represent Pakistan. A politician with good human rights record and an intellectual

A moment of silence for Salman Bashir's dashed ambitions.

So Sherry Rehman...well at least it takes her out of the fundos sights. Sharp as a tack, she will play Washington like a harp.

What's that I hear? That's the frantic scribbles of op-ed writers wiping the tears off the pages to replace them with exclamation marks.

Now if we could make Marvi Memon the president & Maleeha Lodhi the prime minister life would perhaps be more bearable.

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