Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances
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MY LEADER.Muhammad Hanif KhanIt was a great tragedy <strong>and</strong> misfortune of the people of Pakistan that just afterindependence in 1947 the father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad <strong>Ali</strong>Mimi) passed away. His right h<strong>and</strong> man Quaid-i-Millat Liaquat <strong>Ali</strong> Khan wasalso soon after that assassinated <strong>and</strong> as a result thereof the ship of nation was leftwithout a captain <strong>and</strong> completely rudderless on the mercy of gigantic waves inan ocean of violent storm. Several opportunists jumped in the arena to grabpower by hook or by crook amongst whom the foul played by GhulamMohammed was the worst who by his authoritarian <strong>and</strong> undemocratic steps,marred the political horizon of the country to the extreme extent <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>ed thecountry’s political institutions in a state of utter confusion, chaos <strong>and</strong> disorder.Then there was a chain of unparliamentarily, incautious <strong>and</strong> shameful events thatdisgraced the newly born country both nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally. A flood ofconspiracies ensued which resulted ultimately in the promulgation of MartialLaw in 1958, with General Mohammed Ayub as Chief Martial Law Administrator.General Mohammed Ayub Khan included a young charming intelligent-lookingbarrister-at-law from Sindh, the Babul Islam, in his first cabinet of federalministers. That person is known in today’s world by the name of <strong>Zulfikar</strong> <strong>Ali</strong><strong>Bhutto</strong> Shaheed whose thoughts <strong>and</strong> philosophy has attained the name of“<strong>Bhutto</strong>ism”.Who knew at that time that this graceful young man shall one day become abeloved leader of the people of Pakistan <strong>and</strong> shall touch the heights of glory oninternational scene? Who knew that he shall give voice to the muted people ofPakistan? Who knew that he shall become a symbol of courage, wisdom <strong>and</strong> shallbecome voice of the poor, oppressed, down-trodden, shelterless, ignored massesof Pakistan, the Muslim Ummah <strong>and</strong> the Third World? He had all the qualities ofa Mir-i-Karwan (Leader) as Allama lqbal has visualized in his famous verse:<strong>Zulfikar</strong> <strong>Ali</strong> <strong>Bhutto</strong>, <strong>Recollections</strong> <strong>and</strong> Remembrances; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 81
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