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Quote by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

“Mujib [Rahman] talks at random, depending on his mood and the disorders of his sick mind.”

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician and the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He served as President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. Born into a wealthy Sindhi family, Bhutto was educated at the University of California, Berkeley and Oxford University. He entered politics after returning to Pakistan and established the PPP in 1967, advocating "Islamic socialism." During his tenure, he oversaw the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 and introduced the 1973 Constitution, establishing Pakistan's parliamentary system. Bhutto implemented land reforms and industrialization policies. He was overthrown in a military coup in 1977 and executed in 1979 after being convicted of murder. His legacy remains controversial, but he is remembered as a champion of democracy in Pakistan. more

“[Mujib Rahman] is mad, mad! And they're all mad, the press included, who repeat after him, "Three million dead, three million dead!" The Indians had let out the figure of one million. He came along and doubled it. Then tripled it. It's a characteristic of the man - he'd done the same for the hurricane.”

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Author:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

“I'm not trying to minimize things; I'm trying to bring them back to reality.”

Trying Reality Back To Reality

Author:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

“The same goes for the refugees. Mrs.[Indira] Gandhi says ten million. It's obvious she started with that figure in order to legalize her offensive and invade East Pakistan. But when we invited the United Nations to check, the Indians were opposed. Why were they opposed? If the figure were exact, they shouldn't have been afraid of its being verified.”