Benazir Bhutto’s Political Struggle on June 21, 2023Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was born to a father who was a renowned political figure and to a mother who was a kind-hearted humanitarian. The qualities of her parents amalgamated in Benazir’s personality in a truly Benazir, meaning, unparalleled manner. In July 1977, when Benazir Bhutto arrived in Lahore, the people of Pakistan came out […]
Remembering Shaheed-e-Jamhuriat Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on April 4, 2023Forty-four years ago on 4th April, 1979, Pakistan’s elected Prime Minister and the founder of Pakistan People’s Party was killed in what is now acknowledged as judicial murder. Today, his legacy continues to live on in the hearts of the Pakistani people and importantly, the party he founded is still alive and widely relevant in […]
Remembering Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2022December 2022 marks 15 years of losing the Muslim World’s first female prime minister, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. She was a symbol of the federation, championing the cause of democracy. Her loss was not any one party’s loss but it created a vacuum in politics at the national level and her death only benefited the […]
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto – tethered to people forever on June 21, 2022Fourteen years on, as we mark Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s birthday, she is not amongst us physically, but her name is still alive in the hearts and minds of the people across the world. June 21, 2022, is Shaheed BB’s 69th birthday. Death is an undeniable reality but some people are born to live beyond death. […]
Remembering the legacy of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on April 4, 2022Forty-three years ago, on April 4, 1979, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was hanged as a result of an unfair trial. Today, there is a consensus on the fact that Pakistan’s most popular leader was killed in a judicial murder on the behest of a military dictator. Till the very end, Bhutto refused to cower in front […]
Remembering Benazir Bhutto & Her Journey to Martyrdom on December 27, 2021“Shadow, I will miss u. I thank u for all u did for the prty and me from the time I met u in 1977. Forgive me if I hurt u but I want u to know I always values your support. God bless you. Bibi” In this brief email, sent from her Blackberry® […]
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto: A Global Leader on December 27, 2020On the eve of 27 th of December, 2007, the sky, the ground and the hearts of the people of Pakistan bled as Pakistan’s beloved former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, was brutally assassinated. She was a part of our family, our homes, and her loss felt personal to every single Pakistani, regardless of their political […]
Recalling Waris Mir’s crusade against Zia on July 9, 2020History would record the decade-long dictatorial era of General Ziaul Haq [from 1977 to 1988] as the time when the germs of fundamentalism started germinating in the marrow of this country, before turning into a cancer and finally eating out the vitals of our socio-political system. Our social life is marred by various arbitrary interdictions […]
Remembering Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on June 21, 2020Today, we are celebrating the 67th birthday of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. Her struggles for democracy are already a part of our history and a source of inspiration for the party workers. While her words and writings continue to glow brighter than ever in the dark political landscape of our country to provide guidance for her […]
A Bright Shining Star on the Political Landscape of Pakistan on December 27, 2019In December 2019, as we mark the twelfth death anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, the essence of her principles and ideals have been etched into our collective memories just like the memory of our favourite fragrance. Once you experience it, it becomes a part of your memory forever. December is also the same month when […]