On Fatima Bhutto

May 04, 2010

KARACHI: This is with reference to Ayesha Siddiqa’s article “Fact or fiction?” (May 2). The article is very thought provoking but what Fatima Bhutto has been saying for a long time against her aunt is only because she has been brainwashed by Benazir’s opponents and because she witnessed the tragic death of her father, Murtaza. Fatima is young, she has never witnessed cruel politics as my generation has.

The people of Pakistan loved Benazir despite many differences. Fatima Bhutto should realise this. She is now a mature lady and should understand the ground realities. In my opinion our agencies and the Pakistani establishment is also behind this. They are achieving their goal to malign the PPP and Benazir through Fatima Bhutto.

COMMENTS (6)

SadafFayyaz | 13 years ago | Reply "Fatima’s attempt at setting the record straight regarding her father is understandable, but her deriding the woman who led her party into power not through the bullet but by the ballot is not. This was what differentiated Benazir from Murtaza." NFP i guess very right he is

SadafFayyaz | 13 years ago | Reply Honestly speaking,, the book has more exaggeration, though written nicely.I am afraid NFparacha is very right...

VIEW MORE COMMENTS

danishwar | 13 years ago | Reply The people have short memory. They have forgotten how Murtaza followed the path of violence in the early part of his career. However, he achieved nothing. The more pragmatic, though not necessarily more right, Benazir, grabbed the party leadership. Unfortunately, after her assassination, her husband stepped into her shoes, on the basis of a dubious 'will.' But those who are now vociferously supporting her should know that the infamous NRO came about through her consent and 'deal' with the military dictator. But strange are the ways of fate. Who benefitted in the end? None other than her illustrous husband! The people are somehow fascinated with the Bhutto family. But the truth is that none of his successors are remotely equal to the great leader that was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto! Pakistan has been unlucky in that it is poor in leadership. Would someone throw light on why this is so? Some say people get the kind of leaders they deserve. Is it so?

Humna | 13 years ago | Reply Let's face it! Truth can be more than what PPP minds perceive! Of the younger generation, Fatima bhutto is definitely an icon and doesn't merely put up a patriotic show but involves herself in the quest of reality of Pakistani politics. People must realise the other side of the story besides the so-called popular belief.

saadia omer | 13 years ago | Reply it is dishonesty on part of fatima bhutto to distort the historical events according to her own whims and caprices. her book ,is more like fiction,were her father,murtaza bhutto, is the hero while benazir and asif zardari are the villains.every pakistani who has seen the periods of ZAB and ZIA can easily differ 4m her presentation of events as an immature and distorted version of pakistani politics.even the ZAB's harsh critics have admired him 4 his courage and the dignity with which he accepted his death sentence and didnt bow to zia regime.but none,and i mean ,none, of the commentators and historians and even his opponents can claim that he 4m his death cell has asked his sons,shah and mir ,to go and wage a war against zia's military dictatorship 4m afghanistan.ZAB ,infact, was a very proud man.he advised benazir that she should not tell the world what they(benazir,begum bhutto and ZAB himself )have gone through the trauma and torture in the two years of his trial.moreover,fatima putting the blame 4 the murder of not just mirtaza bhutto but of shahnawaz too,on her aunt is simply outrageous.the young lady may impress the indians and westerners by her looks and distorted version of events but she would find few takers of her story in pakistan.in words of nadeem fareed paracha,''fatima's attempt at setting the record straight regarding her father,murtaza,is understandable,but her deriding a woman,benazir ,who led her party into power not through bullet but ballot is not''

asad | 13 years ago | Reply couldnt agree more

Replying to X