Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances

people went out for a drive. We went to Tariq Road, Saddar, Clifton, Kemari. Itwas around 4-30 a.m., when we reached back at 70 Clifton. The Security Policewas surprised that all this time when they were thinking that the Prime Ministerwas sleeping in the bedroom, he had been driving a small car all around Karachi.I can not forget the evening when after the dismissal of his government he calledme in the lawn of Al-Murtaza and told me that he foresaw very bad days aheadand he would happily relieve any servant who wanted to leave him. I assuredhim on behalf of the entire staff that they had lived with him and would gladlydie for him. He was very happy and praised our courage.My last meeting with him was in Karachi Central Jail when they brought himafter arresting him at Larkana. I found hint very calm and confident. Heembraced me. At that time only Begum Saheba, Benazir Bibi and Mir Murtazawere at 70 Clifton, Sanam Bibi and Shah Nawaz Baba had left the country.I was crying, he said it was not the time to cry. He asked me to listen to him verycarefully and carry his message to Begum Saheba. Mir should be sent to Londonwithout wasting a single day. I asked if Mir Murtaza went away who would lookafter the elections in his Larkana constituency.“Which elections? There shall not be any elections. This country will see what it hasnever seen in its entire history,” he was irritated “why don’t you listen to what I amtelling you to do? Tell Begum Saheba that Mir has not completed his education, and bytomorrow I should know that he has left the country.”“Benazir knows what she has to do. She has completed her education. It will be good if shegoes away too, because if she stays here she will have to face unimaginable hardships. Butshe is free to decide for herself. Now you go and give this message very carefully to BegumSaheba. Mir must leave”.I said goodbye and slowly walked away from him. The next day, around fouro’clock Mir Murtaza went abroad. He has not returned since. Bibi Benazir refusedto leave. She had her commitments with the people of Pakistan and had to leadthe most glorious struggle of the people of Pakistan against military dictatorship.May God protect both of them.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Recollections and Remembrances; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 71