Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and Remembrances Foreword

myself”
Q. What did he say in your last meeting with him in the death cell?
A. When he saw myself and Benazir together, he said: “Achha... Both of you
have come.”
Because previously they allowed us to visit him separately. He asked one of the
guards to call Jail Superintendent. When he arrived, Mr. Bhutto said and these are
his exact words: “So the black book has arrived?” The Superintendent said. “Yes,
Sir.” Mr. Bhutto said. “Oh... Then I have to shave. I have to have a bath. I have to
change.”
Then he asked the Superintendent about the time (of the execution), who said five
in the morning. He talked like that in front of us but we did not want us to cry in
front of the jail staff we controlled ourselves.
Q. What did he like to eat the most?
A. His favorite food was Qeema, Daal, Pickle and Chatni.
Q. What did he dislike the most?
A. If anybody humiliated him or made fun of his family, he felt hurt.
Q. Was he a moody person?
A. No he was a very serious person.
Q. How did you get into politics?
A. Women used to conic and see him, but he did not have enough time to see
them. So he asked me to see them, then he asked if I could organise the women
wing of the Party. So I became head of the women wing.
Q. You have been very close to one of the best persons in contemporary
history. What do you think is the best thing in a man?
A. The best thing in a man is: Kindness, truthfulness and straightforwardness.
That is what he taught our children.
Q. Whom did he like the most among the children?
A. Sanam. He loved her the most. She was very pretty. But unlike our other
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