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Murtaza founded al-Zulfiqar after his father was overthrown and executed in 1979 by the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq. In 1981, he claimed responsibility for the murder of conservative politician Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi , and the hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines airplane from Karachi , during which a hostage was killed.
Oct 2, 2020 · Fatima's father, Murtaza Bhutto — also a politician — was murdered in 1996 when Fatima was 14 years old, while her aunt Benazir Bhutto was in power.
Jul 14, 2017 · On his final night (September 20, 1996), Fatima Bhutto’s father, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, went to a political rally in a district of Karachi. He was challenging his own sister, Benazir Bhutto, who ...
Sep 20, 2018 · On March 18, 1978, after the decision of Molvi Mushtaq’s court against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Murtaza Bhutto started a movement on the global level to save his father’s life.
One of the more enduring mysteries surrounding the Bhutto family was that of Benazir’s brother Mir Murtaza, who vanished from Pakistan more than a decade ago, intent upon avenging his...
Sep 20, 2019 · After his father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was deposed and later assassinated on the gallows in April 1979 by General Ziaul Haq, a wily Islamist stooge of imperialism, manipulating Islam to perpetuate his tyrannical despotism, Murtaza’s life was shattered.
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Jun 1, 2021 · After the hanging of their father, Murtaza and Shahnawaz Bhutto decided the use of force to restore democracy was legitimate. They also wanted to avenge their father’s death.
