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Benazir Bhutto, September 2004. Bhutto had opted for self-exile while her court cases for corruption remained pending in foreign and Pakistani courts. [14] After eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returned to Karachi on 18 October 2007 to prepare for the 2008 national elections, allowed by a possible power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto [a] (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, politician, and statesman. He served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. Bhutto founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution for ...
At the funeral, Nusrat—who had the early stages of Alzheimer's disease [321] —also blamed Bhutto for her brother's death. [319] Bhutto initially blamed the killing on a conspiracy against her family; [317] she suggested that President Leghari had been involved, in an act designed to destabilise her government. [322]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn't get a fair trial.
Benazir Bhutto. بے نظیر بھٹو (1953–2007) 19 October 1993 5 November 1996 3 years, 17 days 1993: Pakistan Peoples Party: Bhutto was re-elected for a second term, in 1993. She survived an attempted coup d'état in 1995. Bhutto's government was dismissed by president Farooq Leghari in November 1996. [27] [28] 10th —
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he "heard with shock and horror of the death of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto," whose "contributions to democracy, to the improvement of India–Pakistan relations, and to the restoration of normalcy within Pakistan will be an inspiration. Mrs. Bhutto was a brave and outstanding woman leader of the sub-continent.
The 1977 Pakistani military coup (codenamed Operation Fair Play) was the second military coup in the history of Pakistan.Taking place on 5 July 1977, it was carried out by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the chief of army staff, overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
The Bhutto family mausoleum is situated at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. The mazar contains the graves of the Bhutto family, and is the burial place of Zulfikar, Murtaza, Shahnawaz, Nusrat, [1] and Benazir Bhutto. [2] [3] Every year on the anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's death, large crowds gather at the site. [4]