Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances

IN THE LINE OF DUTYMohammed UrsIn 1973 at the age of 14 years I was appointed as a waiter in Al-Murtaza Larkana.After few days Shaheed Bhutto came in Al-Murtaza and ordered me toaccompany him to Rawalpindi. I became nervous and couldn’t reply but ShaheedBhutto reassured me very affectionately, saying that I should not be afraid and Iwas just like his own children.I came over to Rawalpindi, where I had to attend to Shaheed Bhutto Saheb andhis children. He was so affectionate that during the very first month of my serviceShaheed Baba took me with hint to the tour of USSR.In Rawalpindi, once Shaheed Bhutto called me. I was at that time talking to someother person on phone and hence was late in appearing before him. He was verydisappointed and said that he would rather have another old servant Bahawal inmy place. Alter a few days when we came back to Al-Murtaza Larkana fromRawalpindi. I took my luggage and came over to Naodero. As soon as ShaheedBaba came to know about my absence he very kindly sent his own car to pick meup. When I appeared before him carrying tea, he asked me. “Are you SultanAhmed Chandio to have become angry and gone away”. On this point my handsstarted shivering and some drops of tea fell on the files but he very kindly smiledand said most lovingly, “don’t be afraid”.As Prime Minister, Shaheed Bhutto Sahib kept me always with him on foreigntours and I attended to him especially whenever foreign diplomats came to meethim.At the end of a meeting in Turkey which was held to decide about IslamicSummit Conference. Reza Shah Pahlawi, the King of Iran invited Bhutto Sahib toaccompany him up to Iran on the way back. On Tehran Airport, Custom Officerstold me to open the brief case in my hand and to show them the contents. Ireplied that it was Bhutto Sahib’s brief case and only he knew the lock numbers.Right then Bhutto Sahib along with the Shah reached there and the CustomOfficers moved aside. In the plane Bhutto Sahib asked me the facts and then hetold the Shah that it was highly improper that his people should be checked at thecustoms, specially when the Shah had himself invited Mr. Bhutto. The Shahapologized.We then flew to Kabul. President Daud came to receive Bhutto Sahib at the Kabulairport. I felt that President Daud had received Bhutto Sahib very coldly. Thatevening at the rest house I pointed it out to Bhutto Sahib. Bhutto Sahib smiledZulfikar Ali Bhutto, Recollections and Remembrances; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 72