Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928. He was the only son of Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto. He completed his early education from Bombay Cathedral High School.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928. He was the only son of Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto completed his early education from Bombay's Cathedral High School. In 1947, he joined the University of Southern California, and later the University of California at Berkeley in June 1949. After completing his degree with honors in Political Science at Berkeley in June 1950, he was admitted to Oxford.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto married Nusrat Isphahani on September 8, 1951. He was called to Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1953, and the same year his first child, Benazir Bhutto, was born on June 21. On his return to Pakistan, Bhutto started practicing Law at Dingomal's.

In 1958, he joined President Iskander Mirza's Cabinet as Commerce Minister. He was the youngest Minister in Ayub Khans Cabinet. In 1963, he took over the post of Foreign Minister from Muhammad Ali Bogra.

His first major achievement was to conclude the Sino-Pakistan boundary agreement on March 2, 1963. In mid 1964, Bhutto helped convince Ayub of the wisdom of establishing closer economic and diplomatic links with Turkey and Iran. The trio later on formed the R. C. D. In June 1966, Bhutto left Ayub's Cabinet over differences concerning the Tashkent Agreement.


Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto launched Pakistan Peoples Party after leaving Ayub's Cabinet. In the general elections held in December 1970, P. P. P. won a large majority in West Pakistan but failed to reach an agreement with Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman, the majority winner from East Pakistan. Following the 1971 War and the separation of East Pakistan, Yahya Khan resigned and Bhutto took over as President and Chief Martial Law Administrator on December 20, 1971.

In early 1972, Bhutto nationalized ten categories of major industries, and withdrew Pakistan from the Commonwealth of Nations and S. E. A. T. O. when Britain and other western countries recognized the new state of Bangladesh. On March 1, he introduced land reforms, and on July 2, 1972, signed the Simla Agreement with India, which paved the way for the return of occupied lands and the release of Pakistani prisoners captured in East Pakistan in the 1971 war.

After the National Assembly passed the 1973 Constitution, Bhutto was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of the country.

On December 30, 1973, Bhutto laid the foundation of Pakistan's first steel mill at Pipri, near Karachi. On January 1, 1974, Bhutto nationalized all banks. On February 22, 1974, the second Islamic Summit was inaugurated in Lahore. Heads of States of most of the 38 Islamic countries attended the Summit.

Following a political crisis in the country, Bhutto was imprisoned by General Zia-ul-Haq, who imposed Martial Law on July 5, 1977.

On April 4, 1979, the former Prime Minister was hanged, after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed by the Lahore High Court. The High Court had given him the death sentence on charges of murder of the father of a dissident P. P. P. politician.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was buried in his ancestral village at Garhi Khuda Baksh, next to his father's grave.

Killings in Karachi in 2012

Karachi Police claimed 396 lives in killings in Karachi in 2012 so far only 47 were targeted.

 

“Out of total killings, only 47 were target killings,” Additional Inspector General Karachi Akhtar Hassan Gorchani claimed.

Giving statistics to media about violence in the city, Gorchani said that 24 people were killed on political or ethnic basis.

“Three policemen have also been killed so far, while rest were killed in different incidents”

The recent episode of violence is erupted after killings of workers of  Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Awami National Party.

Karachi has been suffering from violence for last 8 days while law enforcement agencies seem to have failed to

Pakistan President visit india on 8th april

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will pay a private visit to India on April 8 to pray and pay respects at the shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.


President’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar told Dawn on Sunday that the president had accepted Indian prime minister’s invitation for a lunch in New Delhi during his stopover there on way to Ajmer Sharif.

The president would return to Islamabad the same day, he added.

Earlier, the spokesman told Dawn that it would be a purely religious visit to pray at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. But an official announcement issued late in the night said that the president would also be meeting the Indian prime minister. It will be the first visit to India by Mr Zardari as president and the first by a Pakistani president in seven years. Former president Gen Pervez Musharraf visited India in 2005.

The spokesman said foreign secretaries of the two countries were finalising arrangements for the visit.

Agencies add: Lasting Pakistan-India peace is seen as vital to South Asian stability and to smoothing a dangerous transition in Afghanistan as most Nato combat forces prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014.
The atmosphere between the two has improved after a flurry of high-level meetings.

New Delhi froze peace talks with Islamabad following terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 that left 166 people dead and which India blames on Pakistan-based militants.

In March last year, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Singh watched their countries’ teams play in the cricket World Cup semi-final in India.

Salman Taseer Incident

SALMAAN TASEER

Biography

Surname:            Taseer
Name:                SALMAAN
DOB:                 31-MAY-1994
AGE:                  66
Place of birth:      Shimal ,Punjab ,British India
Died:                   4 January 2011
Place of death:     Islamabad, Pakistan
Father Name:      Muhammad Din Taseer
Wives Name:      Aamna Taseer,Talveen Singh
Childerns:            Seven

Childerns Name Children
                           Shaan
                           Shehryar
                           Shahbaz
                           Sara
                           Sanam
                           Shehrbano
                           Aatish Taseer


Occupation :       Busniessmen , Politician
Political Party:     Pakistan Peoples Party
Alma mater:        Chartered Accountant, from London 

Incident of Salmaan Taseer

In an interview with Meher Bukhari on Samaa TV, Taseer commented on his view about the country's blasphemy law and on filing a mercy petition for Asia Bibi who has been sentenced to death by a court under the Blasphemy Law.
In December 2010 Taseer was alleged to have left the country for several days without handing over charge to the Punjab Assembly Speaker. This meant that the province was without a constitutional head, and it also rendered the assembly speaker ineligible to preside over sessions. Leaving the province without informing his successor was in violation of the constitution and this led to Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal sending a letter to Prime Minister Gilani calling for the removal of Salmaan Taseer by the President.Evidence provided by ICAO on the governor's travel abroad, led to a case being filed in court for breach of the constitution.

Death Of Salmaan Taseer

On January 4, 2011, one of Taseer's bodyguards, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, shot him 27 times with an MP5 sub-machine gun at Kohsar Market,near his home in Sector F6, Islamabad, as he was returning to his car after meeting a friend for lunch. Kohsar Market is a popular shopping and cafe spot for the city's elite and expatriates.Eight hours before his assassination, he tweeted an Urdu couplet by Shakeel Badayuni: "My resolve is so strong that I do not fear the flames from without, I fear only the radiance of the flowers, that it might burn my garden down."The next day, many people (mainly elite class) turned up for governor Salman Taseer's funeral in Lahore in spite of denunciation by some ( in fact majority of) clerics and religious scholars ( from all sects and groups) from mourning Taseer,Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and many supporters of the ruling PPP were seen attending the funeral prayer. The funeral prayers were finally led by Allama Afzal Chisti of the Ulema wing of the PPP after the chief cleric of the Badshahi Mosque, who had initially agreed to offer prayers, backed off at the last moment, saying he was going out of town.Taseer was buried at a military cantonment in Lahore.

Mumtaz Qadri

The anti-terrorism court of Rawalpindi on Saturday found Mumtaz Qadri guilty of murdering and sentenced him to death for killing former governor Punjab Salman Taseer who had urged reform of a blasphemy law, The court during final proceedings said that no one could be given the license to kill someone on any condition. Therefore, the killer cannot be pardoned as he has committed a heinous crime by murdering the former governor.Mumtaz Qadri has the right to appeal against the verdict in the high court within seven days, his lawyers said. The case was heard by judge Pervez Ali Shah in Adiala Jail.Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, one of Taseer's bodyguards, was charged with terrorism and murdering the governor on an Islamabad street on January 4, 2011.Qadri confessed to killing Taseer, saying he objected to the politician's calls to amend the blasphemy law, which mandates the death penalty for those convicted of defaming the Prophet Mohammad (SAWW).

REACTION OF WORLD ON
SALMAAN TASEER INCIDENT

DOMESTIC

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf expressed grief over the assassination, adding that Taseer was a seasoned politician and his death was a loss for not only the PPP but also the entire country. Many members of the country's business community also conveyed their shock after the killing.

The Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif condemned the killing, saying, "This is really a big loss for the PPP and as we believe friendly politics deeply condemn this murder, praying for Mr. Taseer."

The Government of Punjab ordered all public institutions and schools to shut on January 5 in honour of Taseer.

The Punjab Provincial Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the assassination and praising Taseer's political and social services.

A Taliban commander in South Waziristan said that Taseer would have been assassinated anyway "very soon" even if he had not been killed by Qadri.

INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the assassination calling it a "loss for Pakistan."

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna condemned the killing a letter to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The Ministry of External Affairs also said: "On behalf of the people and the Government of India and his own, Mr. Krishna conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and the people of Pakistan."

British Foreign Secretary William Hague stated that he was "shocked to hear of the assassination of Salmaan Taseer" and that "his death will be a loss to the leadership of Pakistan. On behalf of the British government I send my condolences to Mr Taseer’s family, friends and colleagues.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condemned the assassination of Taseer saying she "admired his work to promote tolerance and the education of Pakistan’s future generations" and that his death "is a great loss.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry also condemned the assassination: "Governor Taseer was a proud champion of democracy and respect for the rights of women and minorities. He fearlessly stood up to the threats of extremists, and lost his life in defense of moderation and tolerance, values shared by most Pakistani citizens. The best way to honor his legacy is to continue resisting violent extremism and supporting the core principles on which Pakistan was founded." 

QUESTION RAISE IN SALMAAN TASEER INCIDENT

• Did Islam really allow to killed a person like this?
• Who is really bhind the case?
• If its allowed in Islam then acording to law Mumtaz Qadri should relif but Goverment give him punish of death as Islamic rule which obey in Pakistan?
• Where is son of Salman Taseer?

 (Please do comments on this incident. Thanks for regards)

India to hand over dossier on Mumbai attacks

NEW DELHI: India will hand over a dossier on Mumbai attacks to Pakistan soon, Indian media Monday.

The 700 page dossier being sent to Pakistan includes the confession of the lone surviving gunman Ajmal Kasab, post mortem reports of the victims and the case diary of the Mumbai attacks case.

The dossier had been inspected by the Pakistan Judicial Commission during their visit to India.

Violation in Lyari

KARACHI: In a showdown between police and protestors on Monday, at least seven people were killed, while over two dozen others sustained bullet injuries.

Violence revisited Lyari as agitated residents took to the streets and clashed with police over what they described ‘biased operation’ of law enforcement agencies against the residents of Lyari.

PPP leader killed

A local PPP leader Hassan Soomro was among those shot dead in this recent bout of violence in Lyari.

Soomro, vice president of the Pakistan People’s party Lyari wing, was killed by gunshot wounds near Aath Chowk Lyari, when unidentified armed men opened fire on him Monday, Edhi ambulance sources said.

PPP MNA Nabeel Gabol confirmed that Soomro was standing at Aath Chowk when unidentified men attacked him.

MLO Civil Hospital also confirmed the death of the PPP leader. His body was shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) for medico-legal formalities.

Soomro’s killing led to protests in Malir 15, while protestors also blocked the National Highway.

Day-long protests

Amid clashes during the day, police also found a trussed-up body of a man from Khadda Market who appeared to be in his thirties bearing torture marks.

Commercial activities in the area remained suspended as the protests began in the morning.

Angry protestors burnt tyres, pelted passing vehicles and police officials with stones.

A police van was attacked by hand grenades at Aath Chowk, while rockets were fired in Lee Market. In return, police resorted to aerial firing to disperse the mob which, however, aggravated the violence.

Sources said the killing of an activist of the banned Peoples Aman Committee (PAC), Saqib Pathan on Sunday by the police officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) within the remit of Chakiwara police station triggered protests across Lyari.

The protesters demanded that police officials involved in the Lyari operation and Sundays encounter should be apprehended.

A heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed to control the protestors.

President calls ‘core committee’ meeting

President Asif Ali Zardari today called a special core committee meeting at Karachi’s Bilawal House to discuss the overall law and order situation in Karachi with special emphasis on Lyari.

He ordered law enforcement authorities to take non-discriminatory actions to restore peace of Karachi, Manzoor Wassan told reporters.

Violence in other parts of the city

Earlier in the morning clashes between two groups sparked heavy gunfights in Sikandar Goth area of Sachal.
One person was killed and two other were injured as a result of the firing after which tension gripped the area.

Unknown gunmen opened fire near Al-Asif square, killing one person. The dead body of the deceased was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Three other people were injured by firing in Machar Colony area.

Attack at an ice-cream parlour near Lighthouse area killed one woman. The body was taken to Civil Hospital.

According to the police, the incident was a result of personal enmity.

One person died of gunshot wound under mysterious circumstances in Bin Qasim Town of Karachi.
Unknown gunmen opened fire at a car in Essa Nagri, injuring one person. The injured person is stated to be a political party worker.

Incidents of firing by unknown gunmen were also reported in Tin Hatti, Pak colony, Muwach Goth.

According to a report, at least 381 people have lost their lives at the hands of violence and unrest in Karachi this year.

Short History Of Pakistan

Pakistan become an independent state in 1947, the realization of a yearning by India's Muslims, who feared domination by the Hindu majority in a postcolonial India. As the British made their final plans to surrender the "Jewel in the Crown" of their empire, the earlier, elite "Two Nations Theory," premised on the notion of a separate homeland for the subcontinent's Muslim minority, had broadened its popular appeal and evolved into a collective vision championed by Muslims of all backgrounds. After independence, a debate commenced among contending groups over further refinement of that vision. Agreement on what system of government the new nation should adopt--a critical aspect of the debate--was never fully reached. Indeed, few nations have in so short a period undergone as many successive political and constitutional experiments as has Pakistan. This irresolution contributed, in the decades following independence, to a recurrent pattern of crisis: repeated coups and extended periods in which martial law replaced civilian government, violent deaths of several national leaders, periodic strife among ethnic groups, and, most traumatically, a civil war that divided the country in two.