just saw this article in Dawn…an interesting read. I dont follow PPP politics closely but i am sure if i was alive and active in Z. bhutto’s days, i would have followed his politics actively. he was man of several colors, some good some bad. did a lot for this country and destroyed it as well. In any case, his hanging is another sad and black spot in our national history. How i wish, zia did not hang him. our history would be so different (no afghan mishap for sure) plus no zardari either!
damn…folks,think abt it…no zardari in our qismat had zia decided not to hang bhutto! bhutto would have never ever let bainazir marry zardari. never!
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dawn is publishing more on bhutto…some really old pics that i never saw before . This gallery comprises images of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto originally collected by Agha Feroz. Agha Feroz was the personal photographer of the Bhutto family and mainly Benazir Bhutto and shared the same affluence as her till she was assassinated in 2007.
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Agha Feroz
This gallery comprises images of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto originally collected by Agha Feroz.Agha Feroz was the personal photographer of the Bhutto family and mainly Benazir Bhutto and shared the same affluence as her till she was assassinated in 2007.
“There was a time when I traveled the world with Benazir in helicopters and aeroplanes, now I change two buses just to get to work. I never thought that my life alone would take a such a massive turn due to the demise of the Bhutto family.”
In 2013, Agha Feroz paid tribute to the Bhutto Empire by organising an exhibit at the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park, Karachi.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the youngest of the five children, is pictured with his parents and siblings.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is pictured with his father Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto.
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Benazir Bhutto, Nusrat Bhutto and Sanam Bhutto.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's first photograph after graduating from University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a BA (honours) degree in Political science.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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(L) Khursheed Begum, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's mother with her with grandchildren. (R) Nusrat Bhutto carrying Benazir Bhutto.
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Benazir Bhutto, Sanam Bhutto, Shahnawaz Bhutto and Murtaza Bhutto.
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Nusrat Bhutto with Benazir Bhutto.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto performing Hajj.
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Foreign Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at the United Nations Security Council meeting in 1971.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (l) and General-turned politician Ayub Khan (r).
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Mao Zedong (l), better known as Chairman Mao.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto meets Zia-ul-Haq.
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An unwell Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being visited by his family at a local hospital.
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Benazir Bhutto in grief on the Chelum of her brother Shahnawaz Bhutto.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with Murtaza (l) and Benazir (r).
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in conversation with his son before he got arrested.
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Nusrat Bhutto steps out of the district jail after meeting her husband the late Zulfikhar Ali Bhutto for the last time.
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Nusrat Bhutto reacts at her husbands execution.
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The namaz e janazah of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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Benazir Bhutto visiting Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's grave.
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Mohammad Zia Ul Haq celebrating Bhutto's execution.
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The tomb of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Re: A leaf from history: The prime minister is hanged
He was a very charismatic leader. Those who have seen him and heard him are still in awe of his charm.
Goes to show how as long as you are in the good books of generals, you can thrive in Pakistan. As soon as you are considered to be ‘getting out of control’, you are reigned back.
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you just got me thinking what would have happened had bhutto not gotten hanged? Probably not much as right around those times was the russian invasion of Afghanistan which just completely changed the political scene in Pak and Zia got immense support from US and KSA.
What are possible scenarios that would have taken place if bhutto was not hanged and Afghan war took place?
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On the other side, though I dont know wut was the exact background of doing this speech, but here he either insulted Bengalis directly or the rest of muslim world which he was referring to. Either way, he lost it right there!
