Murtaza Bhutto

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Murtaza Bhutto (September 18, 1954 - September 20, 1996) was a Pakistani politician and left-wing radical.

[edit] History

Murtaza Bhutto was a long-time political opponent of his sister, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto^[1]. He was exiled to Syria for 16 years following a military coup that ousted his father, former Prime Minister and wealthy landowner Zulfikar Ali Bhutto^[1]. Upon his return to Pakistan, he was jailed on accusations of masterminding a 1981 hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines plane^[1].

Bhutto compaigned as an independent in the 1993 elections, winning a seat in the assembly governing the Sindh province^[1]. In 1995 he led a schism of the ruling Pakistan People's Party^[1].

In 1996, he accused police of unfairly targeting his organization and denied playing any part in recent bombings in Karachi^[1]. Several hours after the conference, he was shot and killed along with six supporters during an altercation with the police^[1]. The police stated that Murtaza and his supporters had refused to allow police to search their vehicles as part of security measures imposed since the bombings, and that they were fired upon first^[1].

[edit] See also

• Pakistan
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Benazir Bhutto
• Fatima Bhutto
• Nusrat Bhutto
• Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
• Ghinwa Bhutto
• Politics of Pakistan
• Pakistan Peoples Party

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Benazir Bhutto accused by critics in brother's death", CNN, 1996-11-21.