Personal Detail

Name: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Date of Birth: January 5, 1928
Father’s Name: Sir Shahnawaz Khan Bhutto
Place of Birth: Larkana District
Mother’s Name: Lady Khursheed Begum
Mother Tongue: Sindhi
Marriage: Married at Karachi to Ms Nusrat Ispahani September 8, 1951.
Childern: Benazir Bhutto – 1953 – 2007 Murtaza Bhutto – 1954 – 1996 Sanam Bhutto – 1957 Shahnawaz Bhutto – 1958 – 1985

Education

Cathedral School, Bombay – 1937 – 1947
Joined University of Southern California – 1947
Transferred to Berkely Campus of USC – 1949
First Asian to be elected to Berkely Student Council
Graduated with Honours in Political Science – 1950
Admitted to Christ Church College, Oxford – 1950
Graduated with Honours from Oxford University – 1952
Called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn – 1953
Lecturer of Sindh Muslim Law College – 1954
Member of Pakistan Delegation to the United Nations – 1957
Addressed the United Nations Sixth Committee on Aggression – October 25, 1957
Leader of Pakistan Delegation to United Nations Conference on the Law of the Seas, addressed the Conference on the Freedom of the Seas.- March – 1958

Ministerial Career

Minister of Commerce – 1958
Minister for Information and National Reconstruction – 1959
Minister for Fuel, Power and Natural Resources – 1960
Leader of Pakistan Delegation to the UN – 1959, 1960, 1963 & 1965 Statement in support of Algeria against French Imperialism at UN – 1959
Leader of Pakistan Delegation to Moscow to negotiate agreement on Oil and Gas Exploration with Soviet Union with 120 Million Roubles credit – 1960
Led Pakistan’s Delegation to UN and differed with US by not voting against China’s Membership – 1960
Foreign Minister of Pakistan – 1963 – 1965
Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement, gaining 750 Square Miles for Pakistan 2nd March – 1963
Famous Speech at the U.N. Security Council “We will wage a war for a thousand years” – 22-23 September 1965
Resigned from the Federal Cabinet – June, 1966

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

Historic welcome in Lahore after resignation as Foreign Minister – 21st June, 1966
Manifesto of Pakistan Peoples Party prepared
“Islam is our Faith, Democracy is our Policy, Socialism is our Economy, All Power to the People”. October, 1966
Foundation of Pakistan Peoples Party, Lahore – 30th November, 1967
Led Mass Movement for Restoration of Democracy – 1968
Arrested for creating disaffection against Government – November 12, 1968
Landslide victory for PPP in 1970 elections in present day Pakistan – December 7, 1970

President / Prime Minister

Economic Reforms Order Nationalisation of Key Industries – January 3, 1972
Announcement of Labour Policies – February 10, 1972
Workers would participate in Profits
Old Age Pensions and Group Insurance
Land Reforms – 1st March, 1973
Ceiling reduced from 500 Acres to 150 Acres of irrigated land and 1000 Acres to 300 Acres for semi-irrigated land. All lands in excess of 100 Acres allocated to Govt. Servants confiscated and redistributed.
The Law Reform Ordinance – giving effect to the recommendations of the Law Reforms Commission. – 14th April, 1972
Martial Law Lifted 21st April, 1972
Simla Agreement Signed
Pakistan to get back 5000 square miles of territory occupied in 1971 war. India and Pakistan to respect line of control in Kashmir without prejudice to Pakistan’s claim. – 2nd July, 1972
National Book Foundation established – 24th September, 1972
Inaugurated Pakistan’s first Nuclear Power Plant at Karachi. – 28th November, 1972
Establishment of NDFC – 5th February, 1973
Establishment of Quaid-E-Azam University – 9th February, 1973
Constitution of Pakistan passed unanimously – 12th April, 1973
Establishment of Port Qasim Authority – 27th June, 1973
Elected Prime Minister of Pakistan – 14th August, 1973
Identity Cards for Citizens – 28th July, 1973
Agreement for repatriation of 93,000 POWs – 28th August, 1973
Administrative Reforms Order – September, 1973
Laid Foundation Stone of Pakistan Steel Mill – 30th December, 1973
Nationalisation of Banks – 1st January, 1974
Establishment of Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan – 01 May 1974
Establishment of Allama Iqbal Open University – 21st May, 1974
Islamic Summit at Lahore – 22 February, 1975
Inaugurated Pakistan’s First Seerat Conference – 3rd March, 1976
Kissinger warned Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that if Pakistan continued with its nuclear programme “the Prime Minister would have to pay a heavy price.” – August, 1976
Bhutto proposed a Third World Summit – September, 1976

Betrayal and Assassination

General Elections were held on March 7, 1977. PPP emerged as the victorious Party. At the behest of General Ziaul Haq, PNA accused government of so-called rigging in the elections. Negotiations with PNA resumed. An Agreement was reached on June 8, 1977 for holding Fresh Elections on October 8, 1977. On July 5, 1977 COAS General Ziaul Haq imposed Martial Law unilaterally. The National Assembly, the Senate and Provincial Assemblies were dissolved and Constitution held in abeyance. Zia’s Military Junta established a dummy government of PNA with CMLA as President. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto arrested on July, 5, 1977 and released on July 28, 1977. Re-arrested on September 3, 1977 from Clifton, Karachi, on the charges of a fabricated murder case; again released on September 13, 1977 against Lahore High Court bail. Re-arrested at Larkana on September 17, 1977. On September, 1977 the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Yakub Ali Khan was suspended from service because he had admitted Mrs. Nusrat Bhuto’s Petition challenging imposition of martial law. On October 9, 1977, Maulvi Mushtaq, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, cancelled the bail already granted to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by LHC. Mercilessly and despicably murdered on April 4, 1979.