Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a Pakistani politician and statesman who founded the Pakistan People’s Party and was president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and prime minister from 1973 to 1977. On April 4, 1979, he was executed in Punjab, Pakistan, after being overthrown in a military coup by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Supposedly, Bhutto had killed the father of his political opponent Mr. Ahmad Raza Kasuri. There are conspiracies however, that claim the death of Mr. Kasuri’s father was not the only reason Bhutto was executed, or even, not the reason at all. These theories say that someone wanted Bhutto dead, including the general who ousted him – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq – and the United States.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928. He was the only son of Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto as his two older brothers had died in childhood. In 1947, he joined the University of Southern California and in 1949, the University of California at Berkeley. After completing his degree with honors in Political Science at Berkeley in June 1950, he was admitted to Oxford. On September 8, 1951, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto married Nusrat Isphahani, and on June 21, 1953, his first child, Benazir Bhutto, was born. In 1958, Bhutto joined the Cabinet of President Iskander Mirza as Commerce Minister. In 1963, he took the post of Foreign Minister. (About Bhutto. (n.d.))
In 1967 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to solve the issue of “dictatorial and anti-people policies of the military-bureaucratic-feudal nexus of power” that ruled the country since it was created in 1947. (Life and Legacy of the Founder Chairman PPP. (n.d.).) The program was meant to provide basic human needs to every citizen of Pakistan. Soon the PPP was the single largest...
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Major newspapers around the world wrote about Masih’s story, even though it was often demoted towards the end of the newspaper. It was not long before both the media and the public disregarded it. A little less than seven thousand miles away from Pakistan, however, another 12-year-old boy in Thornhill, Canada devoted Masih’s story to memory, an undertaking that signified the beginning ...
This paper will examine the pros and cons of the death penalty. Is it a deterrent or is that a myth. Does it give the family of the victim peace or does it cause them to suffer waiting for appeal after appeal. What are the forms of execution and any evidence of them being cruel and usual punishment. Is the death penalty fair if there are glaring, disparities in sentencing depending on geographic location and the color of the offender and victim’s skin?
The capital punishment has been cited as a reasonable sentence by those who advocate for retribution. This is essentially when it comes to justice so that people take full responsibility for their individual actions. Studies have proved that the decision to take away life of a person because they committed a certain crime serves to perpetuate the crime in question. It also serves to enhance the progress of organized and violent crime. It has been noted that various flaws in the justice system has led to the wrong conviction of innocent people. On the other hand, the guilty have also been set free, and a plethora of several cases has come up when a critical look at the capital punishment has been undertaken. Killers hardly kill their victims deliberately, but they probably act on anger, passion, or impulsively. In this regard, it is not proper to convict them exclusively without
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...ember 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. His legacy prompted youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence and he continues to be a youth idol as well as inspiration for modern India. Bhagat Singh felt his life should be dedicated to the noblest cause, that of the freedom of the country. Therefore, there is no rest or worldly desire that can lure him. Bhagat Singh is known for his courage, radical measures, ardent revolts, and his vision for India's independence and future of India. Bhagat Singh led the youth of India towards the achievement of goals which was the independence of India. As a teenager Bhagat Singh was a voracious reader. He studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to Anarchist and Marxist ideologies. (Singh, 2011)
This worked well with Pakistan’s own brand of Islamic nationalism, a way to paper over its lopsided federation built on ethnic groups that deeply distrusted each other. That the Kalabagh Damn, a direly needed hydropower plant in an energy starved country, never got off the drawing board is testament to this distrust.
Zacharia, Sophie1. "Death By Stoning: The Uncertain Fate Of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani." Amicus Journal 26 (2011): 21-24. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
Since its independence in 1947, political stability has been a key factor which has ensured that India is the largest democracy in the world today. In spite ...
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The Death Penalty and War.Full Text Available By: Duner, Bertil; Geurtsen, Hanna. International Journal of Human Rights, Winter2002, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p1-28, 28p
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Considering the situation of Pakistan in last few years, the Government of Pakistan has taken some measures which commits for better access to critical public services for the poor. There were different strategies were made to reduce poverty in the country. Along with these strategies to control poverty that prepared by the Government, there was the need of major improvements in education, health and other basic necessities (including food and water etc.) sectors. To tackle with above mentioned, two major initiatives were taken by Government – i) Khushal Pakistan (a comprehensive pover...
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Lawrence Auster wrote an eye-opening blog excerpt titled India and Pakistan: Why the Mass Killing Occurred. The content of this excerpt explore the fundamental issues of identity and religion that led to the violence in 1947. The author makes his point by utilizing current event such as the train massacre in 2002, in which 50 Hindu women and children were burned alive. The blog is for an audience with some prior knowledge on the topic and continues to expand upon that knowledge. The blog is a secondary source because it introduces its own unique ideas regarding the issue and was written after the time of the event. It was very helpful to my research because it simplifies the wordy information often found on scholarly sites and condenses it into something comprehensible and relatable to the reader.