As per the News International dated February 16, 2008, Saturday. - He alleged that PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was ready to strike deals with the PML-N, the MQM and even President Pervez Musharraf. Mumtaz Bhutto said begging for votes, in the name of the blood of Benazir Bhutto, was against the sacrifice she had rendered. They should pursue her killers and expose them before the nation, he told the PPP leaders. PPP exploiting Benazir’s name: SNF chief By our correspondent Saturday, February 16, 2008 http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=96571
Now in 2010:)
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Sindh National Front (SNF) Chairman Mumtaz Bhutto, in a meeting here on Monday, expressed their reservations about “PPP’s bad governance at the Centre”, and pledged strengthening working relationship between the two parties for a better future of Pakistan. Mumtaz Bhutto, considered a strong voice against the PPP in Interior Sindh, met Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence. During the meeting, which lasted for over two hours, the two leaders are learnt to have developed consensus that the incumbent PPP government is a complete failure and is bringing deterioration to every sector through bad governance with each passing day. They also exchanged views on making improvement and agreed that there should be a future roadmap for steering country out of present crises. A senior PML-N leader informed The News that Nawaz-Mumtaz meeting was, in fact, an effort to bring the anti-PPP political parties at a single platform. He claimed that they were also focusing on exploiting differences between the PPP and its coalition partners. REFERENCE: Nawaz, Mumtaz meet, deplore PPP’s bad governance By Babar Dogar Tuesday, December 21, 2010 http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=2811&Cat=13
Mumtaz Bhutto VS PPP Media Cell
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGbDZPw84hg
Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defence of Pakistan or any part thereof, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, [commission of] or incitement to an offense. Every citizen, not being in the service of Pakistan, shall have the right to form or be a member of a political party,. REFERENCE: 1973 Constitution of Pakistan http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part2.ch1.html When Mr. Mumtaz Bhutto can "insult" anybody in the name of Freedom of Expression then should Pakistanis first have to take permission from him to utter something, or one has to ask for his permission to exercise their Political Right that includes showing Flag of any political party. Mr. Mumtaz Bhutto behaves as if we are living in Third Reich.
LETS HAVE A LOOK AT SARDAR MUMTAZ BHUTTO'S DARK PAST:
Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto was amongst those notorious Five Uncles i.e Ghulam Mustafa Khar {Lion of Punjab}, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto {Dahesar}, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi {as per Dawn News last night TV Show involved in Mehran Bank Scandal}, and Maulana Kausar Niazi {Maulana Whiskey and a former Deputy of Maulana Mawdoodi}, Abdul Hafeez Peerzada {Sohna Munda} of Late. Ms. Benazir Bhutto who betrayed the widow Ms. Nusrat Bhutto after the Judicial Murder of Zoulfiqar Ali Bhutto by General Zia, Maudoodi, Jamat-e-Islami, USA, Henry Kissinger and last but not the least Judiciary in 1979. They left her high and dry when they were needed and many amongst those Uncles of Benazir Bhutto were helped by e.g. Ghulam Mustaf Khar, Lt. General Retd. Faiz Ali Chishti [the backbone of General Zia's Martial Law and nowadays a Pseudo Claimant of Restoration of Democarcy under the banner of Nondescript Ex Servicemen Society]. Mumtaz Bhutto's loved Zoulfiqar Bhutto so much that only after a few days of ZAB's Murder, both Mumtaz and Hafeez Peerzada got married [Courtesy Monthly Herald Pakisatn Divided They Stand by Mazhar Abbas Issue of January 2008]. Mumtaz Bhutto loved late Ms. Benazir Bhutto so much that after the dismissal of her second government [1993-1996] by PPP elected President Tumandar Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Laghari, he joined the Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh under President Laghari in 1996 so much for the love of Ms. Bhutto.
LAHORE - Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Bhutto called on Mian Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence on Monday and discussed the idea of Charter of Pakistan, presented by the PML-N chief, besides various issues pertaining to the prevailing political situation in the country. Senior PML-N leaders including Raja Zafarul Haq, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Pervaiz Rashid and former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Ghaus Ali Shah were also present in the meeting. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra while talking to the TheNation down played the importance of the meeting by terming it a mere courtesy call, but party spokesperson Pervaiz Rashid attached greater significance to the interaction between the two leaders. Jhagra said the two leaders discussed political scenario in detail and agreed to work together on issues of national interest and democracy, as Mumtaz lauded Nawaz Sharif’s stance in the wake of challenges being faced by the country. Commenting on the meeting, Pervaiz Rashid said it was a significant development if seen in the context of a nationalist leader from Sindh talking about issues being faced by the federation and extending hand of cooperation to resolve them. The party spokesperson said the discussion was focused on the Charter of Pakistan with special emphasis on how to give it a concrete shape in consultation with all political forces. Giving background of the meeting, the PML-N leader said Mumtaz Bhutto had earlier written a letter to Nawaz in which he had appreciated the idea of Charter of Pakistan and also expressed his desire to meet the PML-N chief for discussing the idea in detail. Pervaiz dismissed reports that the two leaders met over an anti-government agenda. When asked to comment on Mumtaz Bhutto’s media talk after the meeting that Nawaz Sharif also wanted positive change in the country, Rashid clarified that PML-N’s definition of ‘change’ in the country did not mean change of government. “We want drastic changes in country’s system of governance to address issues of the people of Pakistan”, he observed. REFERENCE: Mumtaz wants anti-PPP alliance Published: December 21, 2010 http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/21-Dec-2010/Mumtaz-wants-antiPPP-alliance
LAHORE - Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Bhutto called on Mian Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence on Monday and discussed the idea of Charter of Pakistan, presented by the PML-N chief, besides various issues pertaining to the prevailing political situation in the country. Senior PML-N leaders including Raja Zafarul Haq, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Pervaiz Rashid and former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Ghaus Ali Shah were also present in the meeting. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra while talking to the TheNation down played the importance of the meeting by terming it a mere courtesy call, but party spokesperson Pervaiz Rashid attached greater significance to the interaction between the two leaders. Jhagra said the two leaders discussed political scenario in detail and agreed to work together on issues of national interest and democracy, as Mumtaz lauded Nawaz Sharif’s stance in the wake of challenges being faced by the country. Commenting on the meeting, Pervaiz Rashid said it was a significant development if seen in the context of a nationalist leader from Sindh talking about issues being faced by the federation and extending hand of cooperation to resolve them. The party spokesperson said the discussion was focused on the Charter of Pakistan with special emphasis on how to give it a concrete shape in consultation with all political forces. Giving background of the meeting, the PML-N leader said Mumtaz Bhutto had earlier written a letter to Nawaz in which he had appreciated the idea of Charter of Pakistan and also expressed his desire to meet the PML-N chief for discussing the idea in detail. Pervaiz dismissed reports that the two leaders met over an anti-government agenda. When asked to comment on Mumtaz Bhutto’s media talk after the meeting that Nawaz Sharif also wanted positive change in the country, Rashid clarified that PML-N’s definition of ‘change’ in the country did not mean change of government. “We want drastic changes in country’s system of governance to address issues of the people of Pakistan”, he observed. REFERENCE: Mumtaz wants anti-PPP alliance Published: December 21, 2010 http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/21-Dec-2010/Mumtaz-wants-antiPPP-alliance
I wonder if Mr. Mumtaz Bhutto remembers the sentiments of his erstwhile "Political Colleague" Mr. Imran Khan's Sentiments on Nawaz Sharif and on Feudal Lords, even Mumtaz Bhutto didn't remember what he himself said about Feudal Lords:)
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX8fxy3nzEc
Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto & His Confused Politics - Part 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQrm10FFvzo
Now read what Mr. Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (himself a Feudal Lord) filed in The News International on Feudal Lord and watch a BBC Clip on Mumtaz Bhutto being a Feudal Lord.
"Jagirdar" and "feudal" are terms which, in this day and age, are being used ad nauseam to disparage and ridicule those connected with producing the food on which their tormentors fatten themselves. This raises the question of who, and where, is a jagirdar or feudal? During the British Raj, jagirdars and feudals were brought into being on the pattern of the British noblemen who provided the Crown with armies in times of war. In return, they enjoyed complete control over their fiefdoms, including exemption from taxation. The British created jagirs in India, of which the Talpur, Chandio and Magsi jagirs were the major examples in Sindh.
"Jagirdar" and "feudal" are terms which, in this day and age, are being used ad nauseam to disparage and ridicule those connected with producing the food on which their tormentors fatten themselves. This raises the question of who, and where, is a jagirdar or feudal? During the British Raj, jagirdars and feudals were brought into being on the pattern of the British noblemen who provided the Crown with armies in times of war. In return, they enjoyed complete control over their fiefdoms, including exemption from taxation. The British created jagirs in India, of which the Talpur, Chandio and Magsi jagirs were the major examples in Sindh.
Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto as a Feudal Lord
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0fJLw67cKQ
In 1959, Ayub Khan brought about land reforms which cancelled the jagirs without compensation, while the large land holdings of the zamindars (taxpayers) were reduced to 500 acres per family member. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto brought in further land reforms, which reduced the per person land holdings to 125 acres of irrigated land, and double that of un-irrigated land. This is how it is today, and any large land holdings are the sum total of the holdings of family members which have been pooled together under one management. Thus, it is downright absurd to talk of jagirdars and feudals, unless the term is meant to describe a mindset or mentality -- which has nothing to do with land holdings and is not restricted to the rural areas.
Mumtaz Bhutto VS Pakistan Peoples Party - Part 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rBFZVG3_Ek
The biggest jagirdars and feudals now exist in the cities. These labels must be given to those who have acquired fame and fortune through corruption, crooked business deals and politics based on terror, with no ideology, principles or programme--the sole object being to become a part of every government that comes into power, just to make money. This category also includes bureaucrats, the land, drugs and weapons mafias, bankers, and industrialists and traders.
Mumtaz Bhutto VS Pakistan Peoples Party - Part 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA4Z7oPQcTc
The most despicable of these are those who have stuffed Swiss and other foreign banks with stolen public funds. There are also those who hunt with the hounds and run with the hare and are today well entrenched at the banquet table of the "reconciliation" government, fraternising, as always in the past, and will do so in the future if given the chance, with the worst of those they condemn as jagirdars and feudals.
Mumtaz Bhutto VS Pakistan Peoples Party - Part 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXv12NTI2Yo
What we do have in the backwoods are waderas and zamindars, most of whom, in turn, are totally gutless. They feel no shame in prostrating themselves before a disreputable adventurer who manipulates his way into power, even though they have the political strength to resist and stand for an honest and respectable dispensation. There are, no doubt, rogues in zamindari, as in every other profession.
Mumtaz Bhutto VS Pakistan Peoples Party - Part 4
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIEhIQBs5zc
Be that as it may, the zamindar is indispensable for food production in the country. The two land reforms failed because this truth was ignored. Eliminate the zamindar, by all means, but not unless you have a clean and dedicated civil service to replace him. This so far has been a utopian concept, and is more so now than ever before. Thus, the consequences of the land reforms have been nothing to boast about. On the contrary, only about 25 per cent of the distributed land benefited the occupying hari while the rest was either sold, leased away or abandoned by him, simply because he could not cope with the odds stacked up against him.
Mumtaz Bhutto VS Pakistan Peoples Party - Part 5
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUbv-kBeQds
Let us now look at how the sumptuous meals arrive on the plates of the city slickers who complain the most, and what role the zamindar plays in feeding them. The land is there, but it has to be cultivated. First comes levelling and development, which is entirely at the cost of the zamindar. Then comes ploughing, which is no longer done with bullocks or a wooden plough, but a tractor has to be rented, for which the hari, more often than not, does not have the money. After this, seed, water, fertiliser and pesticides have to be made available on time. Then comes the harvest, for which labour or harvesters are necessary. And finally the crop has to reach the market.
None of this is possible without the zamindar, who provides funding without interest, money which is recoverable in accordance with the quality and quantity of the crop. The public institutions set up for this purpose are a curse no sane tiller of the soil is prepared to bring down upon himself. Furthermore, let us not forget that the zamindar pays all the taxes--i.e., land revenue, water rates, the masjid tax. He also bears all the cost, every year, of silt clearance in the watercourses on his lands. In the case of hazards, such as the current floods, all the financing done by the zamindar is written off.
Of course, in a normal season, the zamindar gets half the product of the land, even though the days of the hari slaving away in the fields are long gone. With machines doing most of the work these days, the hari does not do more than about forty days' physical work in a year. The rest of the time he supplements his income by doing something else, or is too lazy and simply sits at the local tea shop.
The zamindar protects the hari from the corrupt police, and the irrigation and revenue officials who are supposedly there for the benefit of the cultivator but are in fact a nuisance to him. It is through the influence, contacts and clout of the zamindar, who has to run about in severe heat and dust and often even pay bribes, that cultivation takes place at all. And that is not all: the zamindar has to also solve the personal problems of the hari, such as murders, kidnappings, thefts, breakdown of marriages, elopement of women, disputes between relatives over exchange of women in marriage and fights with neighbours. The hari dare not go to the authorities for solutions and protection under the law, for he will be fleeced and simply live to regret it. The zamindar's door, which always has to remain open, is a one-window operation for him and results have to be produced quickly to the full satisfaction of the hari while he sits at home.
No matter how big a scoundrel a zamindar may be, he has to keep his haris protected and satisfied in order to harvest a good crop and earn their support all around, without which the hari cannot live in the dangerous, lawless and backward rural areas. Thus, only a cretin will believe that, in these times when all venues are open to him, you can crack the whip and subjugate an individual, no matter how dependant or helpless he may be. This can only happen in the cities where you either prostrate yourselves before the overlord or your body turns up at your doorstep in a sack. REFERENCE: Who, and where, is the feudal? Saturday, September 25, 2010 Nawab Mumtaz Ali Bhutto - The writer is chairman of the Sindh National Front. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=6549&Cat=9
None of this is possible without the zamindar, who provides funding without interest, money which is recoverable in accordance with the quality and quantity of the crop. The public institutions set up for this purpose are a curse no sane tiller of the soil is prepared to bring down upon himself. Furthermore, let us not forget that the zamindar pays all the taxes--i.e., land revenue, water rates, the masjid tax. He also bears all the cost, every year, of silt clearance in the watercourses on his lands. In the case of hazards, such as the current floods, all the financing done by the zamindar is written off.
Of course, in a normal season, the zamindar gets half the product of the land, even though the days of the hari slaving away in the fields are long gone. With machines doing most of the work these days, the hari does not do more than about forty days' physical work in a year. The rest of the time he supplements his income by doing something else, or is too lazy and simply sits at the local tea shop.
The zamindar protects the hari from the corrupt police, and the irrigation and revenue officials who are supposedly there for the benefit of the cultivator but are in fact a nuisance to him. It is through the influence, contacts and clout of the zamindar, who has to run about in severe heat and dust and often even pay bribes, that cultivation takes place at all. And that is not all: the zamindar has to also solve the personal problems of the hari, such as murders, kidnappings, thefts, breakdown of marriages, elopement of women, disputes between relatives over exchange of women in marriage and fights with neighbours. The hari dare not go to the authorities for solutions and protection under the law, for he will be fleeced and simply live to regret it. The zamindar's door, which always has to remain open, is a one-window operation for him and results have to be produced quickly to the full satisfaction of the hari while he sits at home.
No matter how big a scoundrel a zamindar may be, he has to keep his haris protected and satisfied in order to harvest a good crop and earn their support all around, without which the hari cannot live in the dangerous, lawless and backward rural areas. Thus, only a cretin will believe that, in these times when all venues are open to him, you can crack the whip and subjugate an individual, no matter how dependant or helpless he may be. This can only happen in the cities where you either prostrate yourselves before the overlord or your body turns up at your doorstep in a sack. REFERENCE: Who, and where, is the feudal? Saturday, September 25, 2010 Nawab Mumtaz Ali Bhutto - The writer is chairman of the Sindh National Front. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=6549&Cat=9
Late. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - 4th President of Pakistan & 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan and he also gave First Consensus Constitution of 1973 to Pakistan through Parliament. JUDICIAL MURDER OF BHUTTO: QUETTA: President Asif Ali Zardari says that he considers Justice (retd.) Naseem Hassan Shah as the murderer of former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Govt to develop Balochistan before talks: President Updated at: 1720 PST, Thursday, February 25, 2010 http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=99501
Thursday, February 25, 2010, Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1431 A.H Updated at: 1700
http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/feb2010-daily/25-02-2010/u22322.htm
MR JUSTICE DR. NASIM HASSAN SHAH Former Chief Justice of Pakistan - 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan In office April 26, 1993 – April 14, 1994 - Dr. Nasim Hassan Shah in a startling press interview to the daily Jang (August 23, 1996) He did not mince words to indicate the bias of the presiding judge trial court, Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, who bore personal grudge against Mr. Bhutto. The grudge was that he as Prime Minister, had him superseded by a junior judge while appointing Chief Justice of the Lahore High court. The former Chief Justice has no hesitation in averring that Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain should have avoided naming himself as a member of the trial bench (to maintain the dignity of the court in the principled tradition of justice). It was in this context that during the trial, Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain had made uncalled for personal remarks provoking Bhutto to boycott the proceedings. Dr. Nasim Hassan when confronted by the interviewer admitted that never before in the judicial history of the country any abettor was awarded capital punishment. He further hinted that both General Ziaul Haq and Maulvi Mushtaq had fears that Bhutto’s survival could be risky for them. So he should better be eliminated first and no chances taken. "I am very sorry it had to be done, had to be done".----a belated remorse by the judge who perhaps now suffers pricks. Emphasis by the judge on "had to be done" speaks for itself.
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELcUHUvk8xY
Executive and Judiciary - Chief justice Nasim H. Shah’s favorable tilt towards Muslim League and his antipathy towards Pakistan Peoples Party were well known. He had exchanged harsh words with chief justice Muhammad A. Zullah when later received Benazir at a function when she was opposition leader. He headed the bench which restored Sharif government in 1993. He had been humiliated earlier during Benazir government when Benazir refused to sit on the same table with him. The reason was that Nasim H. Shah was one of the justices who had upheld the death sentence of Benazir’s father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1979 (Nasim H. Shah was one of the majority justices on the bench which had given a four to three verdict of rejection of appeal of death sentence). Executive and judiciary function in their own spheres but sometimes their interests clash. Executive tries to have some kind of control on the function of judiciary especially when its interests are challenged. Executive tries to influence judiciary through favors in postings, promotions and post-retirement benefits. Troublesome justices are mostly retired using administrative loopholes but occasionally more severe action is taken against the stubborn judge. Former Prime Minister Zulfiqar A. Bhutto was awarded death sentence by Lahore high court for ordering the murder of a political opponent. An appeal against the judgment was filed in the Supreme Court. The initial bench of nine judges (Anwar ul Haq, Muhammad Akram, Dorab Patel, Muhammad Haleem, Nasim Hasan Shah, Ghulam Safdar Shah, Karam Elahi Chauhan, Waheedudin Ahmad and Qaisar Khan) started to hear appeal. During the hearing, Qaisar Khan retired and Waheedudin Ahmad got ill. Remaining seven judges heard the case and rejected the appeal in a four to three decision on February 02, 1979. Civilian leaders have used all available means both fair and foul to prevent encroachment of judiciary which they perceive as their turf or to get desired judgments. In early 1993, relations between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and president Ghulam Ishaque Khan deteriorated quite rapidly and Khan was planning to ouster Sharif. Some statements attributed to chief justice Muhammad Afzal Zullah indicated that judiciary may act to counter president’s move. President waited till 18 April 1993; the day of retirement of chief justice. In a very curious development, chief justice on the very day of his retirement was on a plane heading out of country. Justice Nasim Hasan Shah was sworn in as acting chief justice; another curious move as he should have been appointed permanent chief justice. President dropped his guillotine on the same day sending Sharif and assembly packing home. The judicial crisis of 1997 severely damaged country’s image and judiciary’s reputation. A reckless civilian prime minister and his cronies clashed head on with an equally reckless chief justice of the supreme court. A number of judges of supreme court openly rebelled against their own chief justice thus bringing the judiciary to new low levels. The saga of Byzantine intrigues was played at the highest levels making the country a laughing stock. The trouble between judges of supreme court had been brewing over a long time. In 1993, justice Sajjad A. Shah gave the lone dissenting opinion when Supreme Court restored Sharif government by a majority decision. Two judges; Muhammad Rafiq Tarar and Saeeduzzaman Siddiqi asked chief justice Nasim Hasan Shah to take disciplinary action against Sajjad A. Shah for the language he used in his dissenting note. (16) Chief justice didn’t take any action against Sajjad A. Shah but it caused a permanent rift. Supreme Court takes recess during summer vacations and if chief justice is out of country during recess it is not necessary to appoint an acting chief justice. In the summer of 1997, chief justice Sajjad A. Shah proceeded to an overseas trip. Incidentally second senior most justice Ajmal Mian was also abroad. Justice Saeeduzaman Siddiqi was in Islamabad when he was told that chief justice had left the country. He adjourned the proceedings, consulted lawyers and then called all supreme court registries to stop working. He declared that there was a constitutional crisis since no acting chief justice was appointed. He sent a letter to the federal government advising it to issue notification for appointment of acting chief justice. As he was the next senior judge, he was appointed acting chief justice. This caused a lot of bad blood between Saeeduzaman Siddiqi and Sajjad A. Shah and on his return Sajjad A. Shah conveyed his disapproval in writing. Sometimes people occupying high offices act in a childish manner embarrassing not only the high office but also the country. In August 1997, chief justice recommended elevation of five judges to supreme court without consulting with government. Government in return issued an order duly signed by the president reducing the strength of the supreme court from seventeen to twelve. Few days later chief justice presiding a three member bench suspended the notification and a couple of days later government withdrew the notification. Supreme Court justices rather than brainstorming about legal issues clashed with each other about the color of the Supreme Court flag. One chief justice arranged for the inauguration of the incomplete building of the new Supreme Court because he wanted to be in the limelight before his retirement. A number of justices opposed this ridiculous idea and they were not invited for the ceremony. When chief justice Muhammad Afzal Zullah received opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a ceremony, several of his brother judges were furious and harsh words were exchanged between Zullah and justice Nasim Hasan Shah. REFERENCE: Judicial Jitters in Pakistan: A Scholarly & Historical Perspective Hamid Hussain Defence Journal, June 2007 http://watandost.blogspot.com/2007/05/judicial-jitters-in-pakistan-scholarly.html
Mumtaz Bhutto & Murders in Bhutto Family - Part 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxhfxlw_VlA
Mumtaz Bhutto & Murders in Bhutto Family - Part 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_RnnWnGYHs
* Justice (r) Wajihuddin demands judicial inquiry by a panel of
unbiased retired judges
unbiased retired judges
* Justice (r) Fakhrunnisa Khokhar says judges responsible for
decision should seek pardon from nation
LAHORE: Constitutional experts have termed the execution of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) illegal, and a judicial murder, and added that the judges – who were still alive –ordering the execution should apologise to the nation over their ruling. On April 4, 1979, Bhutto was hanged after the Lahore High Court ordered his execution on charges under Section 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The experts said several judges of the same bench had conceded that the conviction was awarded because of political pressure, and was against the law. Justice (r) Malik Saeed Hassan said various illegalities had been committed while giving the judgment. He said the then chief justice of the Lahore High Court, Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, should not have been in the bench, as Bhutto objected his participation. When ZAB appealed to the Supreme Court against the verdict of the LHC – a bench of nine judges, consisting of Justice Anwarul Haq, Justice Muhammad Akram, Justice Dorab Patel, Justice Abdul Haleem, Justice Nasim Hasan Shah, Justice Ghulam Safdar Shah, Justice Karam Elahi Chauhan, Justice Waheedudin Ahmad and Justice Qaisar Khan – was formed. During the hearing, Justice Qaisar Khan retired and Justice Waheedudin fell sick. The remaining seven judges heard the case and rejected the appeal in a four to three decision on February 2, 1979. Justice (r) Ghulam Safdar Shah was one of the dissenting judges (the other two were Abdul Halim and Dorab Patel).
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urrZNm_DRjg
Inquiry: Justice (r) Wajihuddin, son of Justice Waheeduddin, said a judicial inquiry should be held by a panel of unbiased retired judges of the superior judiciary, which should be constituted with the consent of lawyers and the civil society, and not by the government. He said the panel should give a verdict within two months after recoding statements by every person who wanted to present evidence. He said the outcome of the whole exercise would surely give relief to the victim’s family. Advocate Khurram Latif Khan Khosa criticised Bhutto’s trial by the high court, and said the case should have been heard by a sessions court but a five-member bench of the LHC held the trial allegedly on the directions of Ziaul Haq. He also condemned the Supreme Court’s bench for not waiting for its eighth member, Justice (r) Waheeduddin, for hearing ZAB’s appeal against his conviction. The judge was against Bhutto’s conviction, but he went on a sick leave for six to eight weeks, he said. He said the parliament should declare the Supreme Court decision in Bhutto’s case null and void after an open discussion. Pardon: Justice (r) Fakhrunnisa Khokhar said the execution of ZAB was a judicial murder, and the judgment of the court was a black law. She said the judges responsible for the decision should beg pardon from the nation and declare ZAB innocent. Justice (r) Sayed Zahid Bukhari said Bhutto was only hanged for allegedly saying ‘fix up’ Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Khan, father of Bhutto’s staunch opponent Advocate Ahmed Raza Qasuri. He said the court interpreted ‘fix up’ as an alleged direction to assassinate, and ordered his execution. Had the original bench of nine judges been maintained, the verdict would have been 5-4 in Bhutto’s favour, he said.
Mumtaz Bhutto & Murders in Bhutto Family - Part 5
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qWOYJsPlk
After the execution, a statement by Justice (r) Ghulam Safdar Shah gave the impression that he would have accepted the argument of ZAB’s defence team. This caused great apprehension and General Zia ordered the Federal Investigations Agency (FIA) director to inquire about Safdar Shah’s credentials. The government found many discrepancies and approached the chief justice for action against the judge. A case was referred to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and Justice Safdar Shah was forced to resign, and hounded out of the country. REFERENCE: Experts term ZA Bhutto’s execution a judicial murder By Rana Tanveer Saturday, April 04, 2009 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\04\04\story_4-4-2009_pg7_23
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