Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's execution, a ‘historic crime’

Secretary Information Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Qamar Zaman Kaira terming the execution of former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a ‘judicial murder’ said it was not a mistake rather, it was a ‘historic crime’. Talking to PTV on Saturday he said the courts, lawyers and public did not consider the verdict of the case against founder chairman of PPP, a correct decision. Filing a reference in the Supreme Court was necessary to wash off a stigma from the judicial history as public consider the execution was a judicial murder, he said adding, so, correction of the record was need of the time. He said, it is not too late.
He said, a reference has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan to reopen the murder case of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto which was mandatory for the PPP.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was not only declared an innocent but also called a ‘hero’ which is the reason that despite the passage of 32-year of his murder, people were giving vote to the party on the name of the founder chairman. The slogans ‘Bhutto Zinda Hay’ (Bhutto is still alive) are voiced in every nook and corner of the country, he added.
The judicial murder of Bhutto is present in the books but no one accepts it, he added.
The reference will strengthen the judicial system as judiciary in the country is free and can deliver big decisions, he replied to a query.
Qamar Zaman Kaira said, PPP has never intended to take revenge but it wants to correct a historic crime, and vindicating the position of its founding chairman.
To a question about the performance of the government he said that it has fulfilled 70 percent of the party manifesto and also implemented 80 percent Charter of Democracy (CoD) which is a big achievement. But, unfortunately due to worldwide phenomenon of price hike and its impact on Pakistan, the achievements of the government are not so obvious.