Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on 5th January, 1928. He was a Pakistani most popular politician who became member of Pakistan's delegation to the United Nations, Cabinet Minister, Foreign Minister, President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. He also formed one Political party called Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) which is very strong and popular in Pakistan and now a day this party is ruling over the country.

In 1949, he got admission in University of California, Berkeley, where he gains honors degree in political science. In 1950 he went to England and study law at Christ Church, Oxford. Upon finishing his studies, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1953. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto accepted the post of lecturer at the Sindh Muslim College in Pakistan, from where he was also awarded an honorary law degree established himself in a legal practice in Karachi. He also look after the his family's estate and business interests after his father's death. In September, 1951Bhutto married his second wife, Begum Nusrat Ispahani. They have 4 childs.

In 1957, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became the youngest member of United Nations from Pakistan’s delegation. In 1958 became the youngest Pakistani Cabinet Minister. He than promoted to ministries of commerce, information and industries. In 1962, he was appointed Pakistan's Foreign Minister. Bhutto joined Ayub in Tashkent to negotiate a peace talk with the Indian Prime Minister Shastri. Ayub and Shastri agreed to exchange prisoners of war and withdraw their forces boundaries. This agreement results in Bhutto opposition to Ayub Khan and he resigned in 1967 June. On Nvember 1967 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto launched the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Lahore with the support of all the peoples of nation. Bhutto arrest on November 12, 1968 .After his release, Bhutto attended the Round Table Conference called by Ayub in Rawalpindi, but refused to accept Ayub's continuation with the government and president General Yahya Khan said to arrange elections on December 7, 1970 and Bhutto's party won a large number of seats from West Pakistan. On December 16, 1971, Yahya fails to collect vote of confidence from many political parties including Bhutto. Yahya resigned on December 20 and gave power to Bhutto, who became the president, army commander-in-chief and the first civilian chief martial law administrator. In1972 Bhutto nationalizations all major industries, including iron and steel, heavy engineering, heavy electricals, petrochemicals, cement and public utilities. Developed labour policy. On 10 August 1973, Bhutto gave the post of president to Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry and took over the post prime minister.

In 1976, Bhutto appointed Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in place of general Tikka Khan. On January 8, 1977 many opposition political parties gathered and formed the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA). Bhutto called fresh elections and the PNA participated in those elections. However on July 5, 1977 Bhutto and members of his cabinet were arrested by the order of General Zia. Nusrat Bhutto became the PPP's leader after her husband's arrest and execution. His trial began on October 24 on charges of "conspiracy to murder" Ahmed Raza Kasuri. On July 5, 1977 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haqtook over the power of Bhutto. Upon his release, Bhutto traveled the country amid adulatory crowds of PPP supporters. On September 3 the Army arrested Bhutto again on charges of murder of his opposition man. On March 18, 1978, He was sentenced to death. On 4 April 1979 at 2.04am PST he was hanged at Adiyala Jail,Rawalpindi.