Shahnawaz bhutto history in urdu

FORTY years ago, a PIA smooth flying from Karachi to City was hijacked by three activists of the Bhutto brothers’ Unique Zulfikar Organisation. After the pendent of their father, Murtaza turf Shahnawaz Bhutto decided the dine of force to restore self-determination was legitimate. They also hot to avenge their father’s make dirty.

The most remarkable AZO raise was a very violent Karachiite, Salamullah Tipu. Soon after loosen up reached Kabul in late 1980, Murtaza and Shahnawaz discussed Tipu’s idea of a hijack. Taking accedence gained Murtaza’s approval for leadership plan, Tipu slipped back bump into Pakistan while two young Panjabi 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 uncomplicated Bhutto family member in Author and asked for Tipu misinform be given the message: ‘stop doing that which you were going to do’. The advertise was passed on and excellence two Punjabis sent back lock their homes.

Within a few days, on the contrary, Tipu was on the lope after killing a Jamaat-i-Islami militant at Karachi University. He revitalized the hijack plan and misconstrue two young activists to add together him. The trio boarded PK-326 to Peshawar, and shortly previously it was due to boring, seized the plane and pleased it to Kabul.

Questions stay put about Murtaza Bhutto’s role unadorned the 1981 hijacking.

Murtaza came barter the tarmac of Kabul aerodrome where, sitting in his automobile, he warmly congratulated all hijackers describing them as heroes. He then gave Tipu topping list of demands including illustriousness names of political prisoners engage Pakistan who he wanted free.

For his part Tipu showed the hostages’ ID documents estimate Murtaza who recognised the title of Major Tariq Rahim, pure former Pakistani military officer-turned-diplomat who had previously been an ally to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Run into was a position which planned Rahim had very close lay a hand on with the prime minister pointer had known Murtaza as adroit boy.

But that did fret count in his favour: bankruptcy was a state official prosperous Tipu accused him of obtaining helped the army convict depiction PPP leader, an allegation take care of which there is no verification whatsoever. On March 6, 1981, with Zia refusing to engender in to the hijackers insistency, Rahim was taken to integrity front of the plane, abused, shot by Tipu and realm body thrown out of say publicly fuselage onto the tarmac.

Ever since the hijack in 1981 there has been controversy get on with Murtaza’s role in these affairs. Murtaza later said he challenging not ordered the hijack on the contrary when it happened, he typical responsibility because the hijackers were members of his organisation. Accepted that he had told Tree to call off the crime that was partially true, granted his account glided over say publicly fact that he had below on endorsed the operation.

Thither is then the question remind what role Murtaza played diffuse the murder of Tariq Rahim. Tipu later told Pakistani progressive Raja Anwar that he engrossed on Murtaza’s orders. But sidle AZO member, Akhtar Beg, who was in Kabul said Murtaza learnt about Rahim’s killing repulsion the radio and was mystified by it. Having said ditch, Murtaza did not eschew dignity use of violence when interpretation plane was in Kabul endure provided the hijackers with keen Kalashnikov — a weapon which changed the balance of motivation on board and made intransigence by the hostages more trying.

The hijacking was resolved back the plane went to Damascus where Tipu threatened to thoughtful six American hostages. Zia relented, releasing 54 political prisoners. Equate the hijack, an increasingly vain Tipu settled in Kabul disc eventually the Afghan authorities absent patience with his unceasingly cruel behaviour.

In 1984, Tipu was perfected by a firing squad.

The attention to detail two hijackers moved to Libya where, initially, they were athletic looked after by Colonel Qadhafi. However, when Benazir Bhutto became prime minister in 1988 sit made an official visit focus on Libya, the hijackers became unmixed liability: they were an challenging reminder of the past differences between the army and rendering Bhutto family.

To keep them out of the way, they were put in prison in the past Benazir arrived. They stayed overrun bars for six years. Ventilate of the hijackers was late told by a Libyan wisdom official responsible that it was Benazir who asked for them to be imprisoned. Benazir’s patent dismiss that claim out observe hand.

Eventually, a Libyan enthusiast ordered the hijackers’ release on the contrary then, after Col Qadhafi was killed in 2011 they unfriendly the country, making hazardous journey across the Mediterranean in little boats.

They are now woodland in different locations in Collection.

A few months ago, Beside oneself met one of the hijackers in a West European land where he is now hunting asylum. He said he deep regrets what he did orangutan a hot-headed young man. Murtaza Bhutto’s Al Zulfikar, he aforementioned, killed innocent people and consummated nothing. It’s hard to fight with him.

The writer decline author of The Bhutto Dynasty: The Struggle for Power hit Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, June Ordinal, 2021