Murtaza Bhutto

The Chief Minister Syed Abdullah Shah had also come to the airport to
receive the Prime Minister. The IB Chief had come to the airport in his own
vehicle. The IGP Sindh Saeed Ahmed who had gone to his ancestral home at
Peshawar had also returned and was at the airport at the time of the Prime
Minister’s arrival here. He said, he accompanying the IGP Sindh followed the
Prime Minister’s motorcade upto the Bilawal House.
He said, he along with the IGP Sindh stayed at the Bilawal House for ten to
fifteen minutes and were informed by the military secretary to the pm that
she would be visiting the Mid-East Hospital to see her brother Mir Murtaza
Bhutto early morning. Accompanied by IGP Sindh, he went to the Bhopal
House where the offices of the intelligence bureau are located with a view to
informing the SSP South about the Prime Minister’s programme about her
visit to the Mid-East Hospital.
He said, he goes to the airport whenever the Prime Minister arrives here. At
the airport, the IGP Sindh briefed the Chief Minister Sindh on the occurrence
as had taken place earlier in the evening resulting in the demise of Mir
Murtaza and his seven companions and bullet injuries to his party six
workers. Mr. Sadal said, that on September 18, he met the Chief Minister and
attended the meeting presided over by him (the CM) on the law and order
situation. He briefed the CM about the arrest of the Sonaro and his statement
he had given to the investigating police on the two bomb blasts. He also met
the Governor Sindh on the same day as the Governor had to go to the
hospital. Prior to the September 20th incident, one such meeting on law and
order situation was held at the Chief Minister’s house but he did not recollect
its actual date. To a question, he said, he normally goes to the airport
whenever the Prime Minister visits Karachi. He said, he did not receive any
written complaint about the demonstration staged by the PPP (Shaheed
Bhutto) Group workers in front of the Zardari House near Avari Towers
against Asif Ali Zardari some three to four days before the September 20th
incident. He, had, however, come to know about the demonstration against
Asif Ali Zardari through a story published in a section of Press.
On September 20, the date of occurrence, he informed the Chief Minister
Sindh Syed Abdullah Shah on wireless while he was at Dadu, at about 9.30
pm. He said, he also informed the Chief Minister Sindh about the demise of
Mir Murtaza Bhutto later on. To a question, he said that he was not related to
the Federal Interior Minister General (Rtd) Babur. According to the Press
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