This is first time that government of Pakistan has recognized his sacrifices for democracy and awareness of rights to poor people by releasing a commemorative postal stamp.
People who have heard his speeches, said that he was an orator could speak on any topic, depending on crowd he was addressing, you name it. He knew how to handle mammoth crowds, how to address leaders of Islamic Summit Conference or leader of any country, UN etc. I have heard his few speeches on the internet, in the history of Pakistan’s politics, no leader was or will be parallel to him in speeches. He is still alive in the hearts of millions of Pakistanis, will be remembered for ever.
KARACHI, April 3: The Pakistan Post is releasing a commemorative postage stamp and a souvenir sheet on the occasion of the 29th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, on April 4.
The multicolour stamp of Rs4 denomination and the souvenir sheet of Rs20 denomination — printed 0.5 million each — have been designed by Adil Salahuddin (Pride of Performance) of the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
The first day issue covers and leaflets will also be available at Rs5 and Rs10, respectively, according to a press release issued here on Thursday.
Your comments are absolutely un-called for. If you belong to MQM, ANP, JUI(F), or PML(N), you woudn't have said that. But you seemed to belong to an anarchist group, who only want anarchy and dictatorship in Pakistan. Isn't it?
Bhutto was part of a dictatorship from early days of his career. He became the minister for energy in 1958 by Ayub Khan, he was an ayub loyalist for the next decade. It was 1967 when he resigned on the issue of POW exchange and withdrawal of forces.
in 1970 when PPP lost the general elections and Awami League won. BHutto's version of democracy did not accept the victory of mujeeb.
in 1973 Bhutto sent the army to suppress unrest in Balochistan..
Bhutto nationalised industries and the economic performance of Pakistan was poor.
Bhutto declared Ahmedis as non muslims in efforts to please the rabid religious right
Bhutto banned NAP political party because of fallout with its leader
Bhutto was part of a dictatorship from early days of his career. He became the minister for energy in 1958 by Ayub Khan, he was an ayub loyalist for the next decade. It was 1967 when he resigned on the issue of POW exchange and withdrawal of forces.
in 1970 when PPP lost the general elections and Awami League won. BHutto's version of democracy did not accept the victory of mujeeb.
in 1973 Bhutto sent the army to suppress unrest in Balochistan..
Bhutto nationalised industries and the economic performance of Pakistan was poor.
Bhutto declared Ahmedis as non muslims in efforts to please the rabid religious right
Bhutto banned NAP political party because of fallout with its leader
It was the right thing to do not to merely please. You are I'm assuming aware of their aqeedah.
P.S. You forgot to add how he was screwed left+right+centre by General Zia.
For the argument sake, if it is agreed that he did not accept winning of AL, then who had stoped General Yehya Khan, having absolute power at that time, to hand over governmet to Shaikh Mujib?
Instead of doing this, Yehya Khan started genocide of Bengalis, which paved way for creation of Bengladesh.:(
Well with the passage of time things are changing in Pakistan. The issues are getting more importance than the personalities especially in Punjab. PPP could not get enough sympathy votes despite the fact that the death of BB was quite recent phenomena.
^^Wrong. On national basis, PPP came out as largest party and on provincial basis it emerged as second, neck to neck with PML (N) in Punjab. Bhutto Aaj Bhi Zinda Hay in the hearts of millions in Punjab:)
Yes, both the PML Nawaz and PPP came second and third respectively, behind the PML Q, which came first in Punjab.
Punjab
First place - Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) - 6,077,092 votes (29.0%). Second place - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) - 6,026,721 votes (28.8%). Third place - Pakistan People’s Party - 5,943,504 votes (28.4%).
For the argument sake, if it is agreed that he did not accept winning of AL, then who had stoped General Yehya Khan, having absolute power at that time, to hand over governmet to Shaikh Mujib?
Instead of doing this, Yehya Khan started genocide of Bengalis, which paved way for creation of Bengladesh.:(
there is no accepting it just for arguments sake it . It is a fact. zulfukar did not accept awami league's victory. He had an option to lick his wqounds and be in opposition but he refused to acknowledge awami league's victory.
He always had an option to walk away, but he was part of the government that did what it did in Bangladesh. A person of honor would ahev stepped aside and refused to be part of the governament.
If making him look good in comparisen to a dictator like yahya Khan makes you feel good about your murderer, racist, communist, dictator leader zulfukar then please stay happy.
Asif Ali Zardari seems to have an unlimited supply of arsenal that turns foes into friends. First things first. On March 23, addressing the Pakistan Day parade, President Musharraf said that he was “prepared to work with the new government and would extend it full support.” That certainly is not the issue. The real issue is whether the new government is prepared to work with President Musharraf or not.
Now to the topic of the week. In 1970, the PPP attracted 42 per cent of the votes polled in Punjab. A total of eight elections – spread over a thirty-seven year time span – PPP’s vote bank in Punjab has been shrinking. In 1988, the PPP got 40 per cent of the Punjab vote, 39 per cent in 1990 and 1993, 22 per cent in 1997, 27 per cent in 2002 and 29 per cent in 2008.
In 1970, the PML attracted a mere 23 per cent of the votes polled in Punjab. In 1988, the PML got 38 per cent of the Punjab vote, 49 per cent in 1990, 45 per cent in 1993, 59 per cent in 1997 and 52 per cent in 2002. In 2008, the combined PML-N-PML-Q vote stood at 69 per cent.
According to a 2008 exit poll by Gallup Pakistan, 43 per cent of the PPP voters are “illiterate” while only 26 per cent of the PML voters are “illiterate”. Furthermore, a mere 5 per cent of the PPP voters are “college-educated” while the PML’s “college-educated” voters are twice that many.
Next. A typical PML voter is urbanized, relatively better educated and upwardly mobile. This is the Pakistani that’s growing. A typical PPP voter lives in a rural area with almost no education. This is the Pakistani that’s shrinking. No wonder, PML’s constituency is growing and PPP’s is shrinking.
We have had nine elections in the past 37 years, and the one lesson that stands out is: if non-political forces do not interfere in Pakistan’s natural political evolution then the process is definitely heading towards a two-party system. Those two parties are: the PPP and the PML, and the two collectively take away a good 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the national vote. In essence, the national race becomes a bi-polar contest.
Interestingly, some 15 per cent of all Pakistani voters have a family member employed outside of Pakistan. According to Gallup, 13 per cent of overseas Pakistani families voted for PPP and 18 per cent for PML.
Yes, interior Sindh with its rural, untutored population-base voted the PPP but Punjab’s urbanized, educated population-base voted the PML-N. History is witness that Punjab is where governments are made – or broken. And, Punjabi politics is fast becoming issue-based as opposed to emotion-driven. The PPP, once again, is behind the PML-N on issues. The PML-N won in Punjab because its politics was issue-driven; unambiguously anti-Musharraf and categorically pro-judiciary. The PPP lost out in Punjab because its politics revolved around emotions more than issues.
The PPP has been out of power for 12 years. For a decade, the PPP’s leadership has either been in exile or in jail. It now seems that the PPP is having difficulty grasping the emergence of at least two new centres of power – the electronic media and the lawyers’ community both as parts of the new, reawakened civil society.
The PPP needs to repackage itself. Clearly, the politics of ‘roti, kapra and makaan’ work no more (even less so in a future election). Punjabi vote is moving away from personalization of politics to issues. So should the PPP. Pakistani vote will be a cult no more in the next election. At 41, it’s time for the PPP to develop formal structures that transcend individuals. To guarantee permanence, the PPP should have a social purpose. The PPP ought to become an institution. It should have a life of her own; a life that is beyond the ‘conscious intentions’ of the PPP’s individual leaders.
Is the PML the party of the future? Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s PPP must reinvent itself. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s PPP must recreate itself.
so now as it seems to have been accepted at the highest level that he was a "Shaheed" and wrongly hanged by virtue of a "wrong" "political" decision by the supreme court of Pakistan, it would be logical to apprehend the judges and all the others involved in this hanging, and then charge them for manslaughter... no?
so now as it seems to have been accepted at the highest level that he was a "Shaheed" and wrongly hanged by virtue of a "wrong" "political" decision by the supreme court of Pakistan, it would be logical to apprehend the judges and all the others involved in this hanging, and then charge them for manslaughter... no?
Judges did what their "Aaqa" of the time "Mr Zia-ul-Haq" had asked them to do. He had a balatant & shameless control over the judiciary.
The Saracen,
Your usual rhetoric. Again I am asking you what had stopped Yahya Khan, who had the absolute authority to ask Mujib to form the government? Reply my question. By the way jahil people of pakistan are much better than you literate guys. Atleast jahil are honest in their choice.
Only PML(N) can emerge as future party if it stands on priciples. As far PPP is concerned, yes it has to change according to wishes of people but its popularity will never shrink. Even in present elections, PPP won the seat of PM and ruling in all four provinces, showing charisma of ZAB is still alive even after 29 years of his death and will continue for ever.
