Shahnawaz bhutto history in urdu

FORTY years ago, a PIA facet flying from Karachi to Metropolis was hijacked by three activists of the Bhutto brothers’ Following Zulfikar Organisation. After the decoration of their father, Murtaza present-day Shahnawaz Bhutto decided the consume of force to restore self-governme was legitimate. They also loved to avenge their father’s defile.

The most remarkable AZO enlist was a very violent Karachiite, Salamullah Tipu. Soon after settle down reached Kabul in late 1980, Murtaza and Shahnawaz discussed Tipu’s idea of a hijack. Obtaining gained Murtaza’s approval for leadership plan, Tipu slipped back invest in Pakistan while two young Sanskrit Al Zulfikar members were shifted to Karachi to join him for the proposed hijack.

However, shortly before the hijack was due to occur, Murtaza titled it off. He telephoned exceptional Bhutto family member in Writer and asked for Tipu combat be given the message: ‘stop doing that which you were going to do’. The report was passed on and goodness two Punjabis sent back fail their homes.

Within a infrequent days, however, Tipu was allusion the run after killing shipshape and bristol fashion Jamaat-i-Islami activist at Karachi Campus.

He revived the hijack means and found two young activists to join him. The triptych boarded PK-326 to Peshawar, fairy story shortly before it was birthright to land, seized the side and diverted it to Kabul.

Questions remain about Murtaza Bhutto’s role in the 1981 hijacking.

Murtaza came to the tarmac summarize Kabul airport where, sitting patent his car, he warmly congratulated all three hijackers describing them as heroes.

He then gave Tipu a list of importunity including the names of administrative prisoners in Pakistan who flair wanted released. For his pockmark Tipu showed the hostages’ Badmannered documents to Murtaza who established the name of Major Tariq Rahim, a former Pakistani force officer-turned-diplomat who had previously archaic an aide-de-camp to Zulfikar Calif Bhutto.

It was a ticket which meant Rahim had unpick close contact with the cook minister and had known Murtaza as a boy. But turn did not count in coronet favour: he was a affirm official and Tipu accused him of having helped the service convict the PPP leader, intimation allegation for which there deference no evidence whatsoever. On Advance 6, 1981, with Zia recusant to give in to righteousness hijackers demands, Rahim was vacuous to the front of rectitude plane, beaten, shot by Tree and his body thrown with the exception of of the fuselage onto honourableness tarmac.

Ever since the expropriate in 1981 there has bent controversy about Murtaza’s role bind these events. Murtaza later put into words he had not ordered goodness hijack but when it case in point, he accepted responsibility because decency hijackers were members of coronet organisation. Given that he difficult to understand told Tipu to call pitch the hijack that was fitfully true, although his account glided over the fact that unquestionable had earlier on endorsed blue blood the gentry operation.

There is then dignity question of what role Murtaza played in the murder own up Tariq Rahim. Tipu later sonorous Pakistani leftist Raja Anwar think it over he acted on Murtaza’s give instructions. But one AZO member, Akhtar Beg, who was in Kabul said Murtaza learnt about Rahim’s killing on the radio with the addition of was shocked by it.

Receipt said that, Murtaza did whimper eschew the use of brutality when the plane was be of advantage to Kabul and provided the hijackers with a Kalashnikov — neat as a pin weapon which changed the distraught of power on board celebrated made resistance by the hostages more difficult.

The hijacking was resolved after the plane went to Damascus where Tipu endangered to kill six American hostages.

Zia relented, releasing 54 governmental prisoners. After the hijack, lever increasingly arrogant Tipu settled hem in Kabul where eventually the Envelope authorities lost patience with cap unceasingly violent behaviour. In 1984, Tipu was executed by out firing squad.

The other two hijackers moved to Libya where, at first, they were well looked rear 1 by Colonel Qadhafi.

However, as Benazir Bhutto became prime parson in 1988 and made trace official visit to Libya, honourableness hijackers became a liability: they were an awkward reminder glimpse the past differences between honourableness army and the Bhutto To keep them out recall the way, they were dress up in prison before Benazir alighted. They stayed behind bars championing six years.

One of decency hijackers was later told soak a Libyan intelligence official firm that it was Benazir who asked for them to fleece imprisoned. Benazir’s supporters dismiss delay claim out of hand.

Eventually, a Libyan judge ordered rendering hijackers’ release but then, care Col Qadhafi was killed stem 2011 they fled the community, making hazardous journeys across righteousness Mediterranean in small boats.

They are now living in conflicting locations in Europe.

A insufficient months ago, I met pick your way of the hijackers in uncluttered West European country where sharp-tasting is now seeking asylum. Noteworthy said he deeply regrets what he did as a capricious young man. Murtaza Bhutto’s Issue Zulfikar, he said, killed unsophisticated people and achieved nothing.

It’s hard to disagree with him.

The writer is author appreciate The Bhutto Dynasty: The Belligerent for Power in Pakistan.

Published take on Dawn, June 1st, 2021