« The Other Chaudhrys
An Appeal for Calm »

Bhutto Saab Remembered

Today is the 29th death anniversary of the great Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, however for many millions of Pakistanis me included he is alive even today. Nearly three decades later the magic of ZA Bhutto reigns supreme from Larkana to Lakki Marwat - Bhutto is without parallel.The Bhutto scent continues to seduce one and all, it has even become embroiled into the soil of this land of the pure, it is part our our collective DNA. His love affair with the masses is legendary and his blood and sacrifice made this land pure again.He is Bhutto and he remains for the poor and toiling masses their eternal hero, their only hope, and their favourite song.

Friends and foes alike agree at least this that he has no equal. Even with his handful of mistakes included Z A Bhutto remains the most successful Prime Minister of Pakistan since its inception. His legacy too is without equal and can be summed up in short as Pakistan’s ABC:

Awaam - ZAB’s Pakistan took politics into the chowks and katchi abadis and away from the drawing rooms of the political elite. Consequently he remains the only true awaami leader since the Quaid.

Bomb - Pakistan owes its collective honour to ZAB, the father of a Nuclear Pakistan.

Constitution - The contract between Pakistan’s luckless citizens and state, another legacy.

But even on this day I still feel that Bhutto saab is not dead, that he has never left us. Rather he is alive in the hearts of his awaam and in their joyful memories. Let us make sure we keep him there forever.

I finish this post with the words of Shaheed Bhutto saab, the legend himself :

‘Perhaps I have embedded myself too deep in the hearts of the poor of this land for others to comprehend the phenomenon. It may sound a rotten cliche if I say that I am a household word in every home and under every roof that leaks in rain. I belong to the sweat and sorrow of this land, I have an eternal bond with the people which armies cannot break’

Jeeyo Bhutto Saab

Aaj Bhi Bhutto Zinda Hai , Kal Bhi Bhutto Zinda Tha

Bhutto Zindabad

- Originally posted on 4th April 2008, 01:44 PK Time, written under MARTIAL LAW

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 @ 8:14 pm on the category Blog. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a reply