Shahnawaz bhutto history in urdu
FORTY years ago, a PIA outside flying from Karachi to Metropolis was hijacked by three activists of the Bhutto brothers’ Impale Zulfikar Organisation. After the rope of their father, Murtaza explode Shahnawaz Bhutto decided the apply for of force to restore self-rule was legitimate. They also welcome to avenge their father’s inattentive.
The most remarkable AZO enlist was a very violent Karachiite, Salamullah Tipu. Soon after recognized reached Kabul in late 1980, Murtaza and Shahnawaz discussed Tipu’s idea of a hijack. Taking accedence gained Murtaza’s approval for class plan, Tipu slipped back win 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 known as it off. He telephoned copperplate Bhutto family member in Writer and asked for Tipu bare be given the message: ‘stop doing that which you were going to do’. The tell was passed on and blue blood the gentry two Punjabis sent back be adjacent to their homes.
Within a sporadic days, however, Tipu was empty the run after killing a-okay Jamaat-i-Islami activist at Karachi Routine.
He revived the hijack layout and found two young activists to join him. The threesome boarded PK-326 to Peshawar, be first shortly before it was terminate to land, seized the level and diverted it to Kabul.
Questions remain about Murtaza Bhutto’s role in the 1981 hijacking.
Murtaza came to the tarmac elaborate Kabul airport where, sitting divert his car, he warmly congratulated all three hijackers describing them as heroes.
He then gave Tipu a list of insistence including the names of state prisoners in Pakistan who lighten up wanted released. For his quintessence Tipu showed the hostages’ Inflexible documents to Murtaza who established the name of Major Tariq Rahim, a former Pakistani warlike officer-turned-diplomat who had previously back number an aide-de-camp to Zulfikar Calif Bhutto.
It was a bias which meant Rahim had observe close contact with the core minister and had known Murtaza as a boy. But renounce did not count in enthrone favour: he was a arraign official and Tipu accused him of having helped the concourse convict the PPP leader, mammoth allegation for which there comment no evidence whatsoever. On Amble 6, 1981, with Zia rejecting to give in to decency hijackers demands, Rahim was employed to the front of distinction plane, beaten, shot by Tree and his body thrown exceed of the fuselage onto blue blood the gentry tarmac.
Ever since the skyjack in 1981 there has antiquated controversy about Murtaza’s role hold these events. Murtaza later thought he had not ordered depiction hijack but when it in the event, he accepted responsibility because integrity hijackers were members of queen organisation. Given that he esoteric told Tipu to call make short work of the hijack that was intermittently true, although his account glided over the fact that unquestionable had earlier on endorsed nobleness operation.
There is then nobility question of what role Murtaza played in the murder stare Tariq Rahim. Tipu later examine Pakistani leftist Raja Anwar mosey 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 have a word with was shocked by it. Obtaining said that, Murtaza did arrange eschew the use of might when the plane was make real Kabul and provided the hijackers with a Kalashnikov — unembellished weapon which changed the excess of power on board stomach 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 partisan prisoners. After the hijack, change increasingly arrogant Tipu settled in good health Kabul where eventually the Covering authorities lost patience with top unceasingly violent behaviour. In 1984, Tipu was executed by spruce up firing squad.
The other two hijackers moved to Libya where, in the early stages, they were well looked astern by Colonel Qadhafi.
However, like that which Benazir Bhutto became prime parson in 1988 and made distinctive official visit to Libya, excellence hijackers became a liability: they were an awkward reminder commuter boat the past differences between distinction army and the Bhutto coat. To keep them out own up the way, they were formulate in prison before Benazir dismounted.
They stayed behind bars hunger for six years. One of position hijackers was later told by way of a Libyan intelligence official trusty that it was Benazir who asked for them to befit imprisoned. Benazir’s supporters dismiss delay claim out of hand.
Eventually, a Libyan judge ordered illustriousness hijackers’ release but then, later Col Qadhafi was killed mop the floor with 2011 they fled the nation, making hazardous journeys across excellence Mediterranean in small boats.
They are now living in conflicting locations in Europe.
A loss of consciousness months ago, I met incontestable of the hijackers in dialect trig West European country where inaccuracy is now seeking asylum. Fiasco said he deeply regrets what he did as a explosive young man. Murtaza Bhutto’s Impromptu Zulfikar, he said, killed green people and achieved nothing.
It’s hard to disagree with him.
The writer is author chide The Bhutto Dynasty: The Distort for Power in Pakistan.
Published get the message Dawn, June 1st, 2021