The damage his assassination caused, nobody was very much reflecting upon it and neither was anyone thinking that how did the assassin enter the first rows that he could mark such a successful target…the various news which reached us from various sources, pay close attention to their summary. Immediately after the firing from the attacker, the police personnel standing nearby fired bullets in the air; a commotion spread among the crowd which was still unaware of the incident.
However, the crowd was quickly controlled. The Deputy Commissioner of Rawalpindi imposed Section in the city and cantonment. Khan Liaquat Ali was immediately carried to a military hospital where blood was injected into his body.
These were the first news of this accident which Pakistanis got…people kept drawing various results from it… But I did not understand, why did the police fire bullets in the air. Just so, the Punjab Police is known for putting restrictions on even the entry of a whiff of air on such occasions but at that time when the murderer was before its sight, whose arrest was certain, why did it scatter a crowd of 15, to 20, by firing bullets in the air, and that too in such a bad manner that it had to expend its strength separately to control it.
It was said that police were standing nearby and they should certainly have been present very near the spot of the firing. They could fire bullets in the air but they could not save the murderer who should have been very much near them. Confusion had spread in the crowd, so much that the police could not save the murderer from being murdered, this meant that the arrangement for delivering immediate first aid to the injured Khan Liaquat Ali Khan must have become difficult.
This is the reason that by the time he was taken to the hospital, he had lost much blood. For how long he kept lying there in an injured state, as far as I know about it, no light has been shone so far.
In how much time was he successfully carried to the hospital, critical information about this too has not been provided. What steps had been taken for his security, if so, then why they proved a failure. The murderer of the Prime Minister Pakistan is a citizen of Afghanistan and belongs to the Jadran tribe. The murderer of the Prime Minister Pakistan has been identified. His name is Said Akbar, son of Babrak.
An inhabitant of Afghanistan, belongs to the Saparkhel caste. He had become a resident of Hazara district recently. The finding of such a huge sum reveals that the murderer was bought for this sole objective probably.
The papers that have been found from his possession consist of a map too in which important places of north-western Pakistan are shown. In addition, other papers are in Farsi, which are being investigated. The Afghan Consul resident, Sardar Muhammad Qayyum Khan, who belongs to the royal family, had disappeared from Peshawar five hours before this incident in a mysterious manner.
Afterwards the matter was investigated that he entered the Afghan border through the Khyber Pass at 2 pm and stayed at the Afghan Passport Office till afternoon, then left for Kabul in the evening. What solace could those who knew the reality of this murder have from this.
They remained thirsty as before and their mental dilemmas kept increasing; this was a somewhat strange type of deduction that because rupees were found from the murderer and 10, rupees from his house, so the dominant idea is that he was bought for this purpose. I did not want to go into the details of the psychology of the murder and the murderer, but a question arises that if he was bought for this very objective, then why did he arrive with a part of his reward in the pocket at the place where he was to complete his task, and from where he had no hope of his escape.
Two further questions arise from the womb of this question:. If they are kept in view for a little while, then the map of the murder assumes a totally different shape.
One thinks that whatever might happen, there were many people around the murderer. As soon as he fired the bullet, these men finished him.
But then this thing emerges in the mind that whichever individual or whichever party had provoked the murderer for this bloody task, why did it include more men in this secret. Was it not his folly? On what basis was the disappearance of the Afghan Consul from Peshawar made mysterious and how was it attributed to murder. Any consul can leave for his country anytime he wants. No strict restrictions can be imposed on his movement.
If Afghanistan had a hand in this accident, then what was the haste for Sardar Mohammad Qayyum Khan to leave Peshawar. The government of Pakistan was responsible for the protection of his life—these qu estions as is obvious arise only in that case when a person is not aware of the full detail of anything. Then this news that the NWFP government had informed the Punjab government about its suspicions regarding the murderer probably a day before, is very important.
If the Punjab government had received information, then what did it do in this connection? The PunjabPolice which arrests mosquitoes and flies too on a trivial doubt; why did it remain silent even upon receiving such an important report? Why did it not monitor the movements of the murderer Said Akbar? The police are in search of the year old servant of the murderer—this news was very funny. What was the meaning of the search? The police should have arrested anybody having even a trivial acquaintance with the murderer very easily.
S and his other son is still living in his ancestral village. His widow was alive and well in still living in Abbottabad. Al Karim. Akhtarbhai, as usual, your journalism is devoid of any bias. You always write objectively which enhances your credibility as a journalist.
There is never an iota of your personal opinion. Thank you for your service. Keti Zilgish. There are reports that Syed Akbar was accompanied by his young son during the incident. He could have revealed important information. It is reported that his family shifted to the US after the incident. Where are his family members now? They can also reveal important information about the relationship of the assassin with the high ups of that time. Zach Amir. This is a bogus article. Everyone knows that Liaqat Ali Khan was going to announce a land reform bill to eliminate feudal lord system.
His Assassination had nothing to do with religious organizations. Oshkosh, London. It is sad to read that people are willing to sacrifice others even Millions life for their own personal monetary benefits. I don't understand why involving religion into politics or Constitution is made sound like an accusation? Sajid Syed. Akhtar Balouch's articles are a great service to future generation to know their roots and the challenges and pleasant times their forefathers had and providing a learning curve to avoid pitfalls.
Kudos Brother. There are many articles by you that are worth keeping for future reference. It's hard to rely on this facts, as their is no proof. You have to provide concrete sources in order to push it into credible information. Roshan B. Oct 17, pm. Interesting article, though a bit too long. The author appears to be a bit weak in arithmatic. Guess why?
Has he done anything on this murder and what was his own mindset being such an absolute power? Was it not the same mindset as those whom he himself refers about as beneficiaries Another aspect is was there any leader ever happened in Pakistan post Liaqat Ali Khan, who was for Pakistan nation? Zach Amir I agree. Many aspects of the life, personality and character of Liaquat Ali Khan have been ignored by the author. There is abundance of published material in this regard from where he could have got authentic substance for the article, instead of quoting from ghost-written books by controversial personalities like Ayub Khan.
Robin Akbar : Did you you not read that the evidence was burnt in a plane and the file disappeared from the Chief Secretaries custody? This is a hall mark of a conspiracy. Therefore, the obvious conclusion would be that the conspirators who benefited from the assassination should have been investigated. But then how do you investigate the same people who are in power and authority?
Same applies to BB's assassination. PPP in power for 5 years did not investigate. Fried Chillies. Here is some insight from the Indian side. Following the partition the erstwhile British East India company continued to own 18 key companies in India.
Eg Brooke Bond and left many of their cronies as ministers in the corridors of power. Do you see the sly manner in which they continued their divide and rule policy ; India was pushed towards US while Pakistan was pushed towards Russia.
It's openly discussed in the older bureaucratic families of India that weakened by World war II the Britishers found it a logistical nightmare to continue ruling undivided India. But the politicians on either side actually requested the British to continue ruling since they had yet to complete the exercise of finely carving up their individual fiefdoms in the newborn nation.
To this day we continue our comical and animated dance from the gates of Wagah, to UN, Kashmir, Balochistan while the powers continue to prop us with deadlier weapons. Abdullah Sarohi.
Informative and research artical of Akhtar baloch but this mystery still persists. Tariq, Lahore. Pakistan's 'political' short life seemed to be marred in mystery and smoke screens. Perhaps the president was set 'early' on by the ruling 'elite'to help 'themselves' for their own ends without trace-ability or accountability! Shery hyder.
A Khan to first visit USA. Iftikhar Husain. It is an eye opening report very well written. Good article,. At least book s provided some accounts to the mysteries surrounded in place of revolving hearsay theories, stories which is quite common till-to-date where fingers get pointed towards innocents as well. Like the murder of the PM , the Writings on it remain in the realm of speculation.
What Purpose is served? This type of crime is impossible to trace. And most characters of this episode are all gone to the next world. So let's get forget it. Helped me a lot to vanish my doubts about Great Liaqat Ali Khan. Gururaj B N. This left Kennedy assassination shrouded for ever in mystery. Oct 18, am. Some change happened in India with Modi who comes from the lower strata of society.
There are planty of chief ministers who ahev done the same as well. Hope Pakistan has that success. M Jamal. Good attempt in trying to unearth our history.
However,BB assisination was an insider conspiracy as she took out her head in the open despite being warned to remain in the car. Oct 18, pm. Excellent article.
Atleast this gives us a chance to scratch our minds. Ansar Ahmad. Critics view it as an attempt to secure his govt. Said Akbar was considered a freedom fighter who thought that LAK had wasted their sacrifices in Kashmir. Air crash over Jhelum or Khewra was a normal crash due engine failure. Tabriz Afi Yusufzai.
Oct 19, pm. What an irony The first Prime Minister who was a Nawab in India had a very wealthy lifestyle in India and in Britain where he studies left everything for the sake of Pakistan was assassinated and nothing done to be probed that who was behind that act. Assassin got killed, documentary evidence got burnt in the aircrash, investigation file went to East Pakistan's secretary God know how and in the end that file also went missing The men in command after the incident should should had been trialed.
But again nothing happens.. I feel dejected by reading all thiss May his soul rest in peace. Mehtab I visited this park in just to get a sense of it's past history What a shame! Said Akbar and his brother Babrak , Afghan nationals,were granted asylum in British India for hush-hush services rendered in Afghanistan with handsome stipend prior to The amount was certainly less than what has been described. From the time he left Abbottabad and the time he reached the meeting place with his son he was under the CID radar, thereafter he was lost in the crowd.
The Police Officer who shot and killed Said Akbar after the incident bears substantial responsibility for making it impossible to follow the trail. The policeman guarding the widow of Said Akbar later married the widow. I have spoken to a number of person who were said to know Said Akbar closely to sum up all, He was said to be suffering from TB and was fanatic would often recite revolutionry couplets of Iqbal"poetry.
Several leaders have been assassinated in Pakistan since Interfering in government's function? Mirza Mahmud Askari, Dhaka. We bengalis made him a parliament member from Dhaka when he could not get elected from West Pakistan.
I don't know how many Pakistanis nowadays know this historical fact. The writer has missed this small but important detail. It is in the interest of all co-conspirators that no body gets caught. Thus the perpetrator is eliminated first of all as dead men tell no tales. In , Patrice Lumumba of Congo showed the same interest and suffered the same fate. In both cases, the leaders had previously survived a military coup. At that time the British were still involved in Third World. Partition and creation of Pakistan was fully backed by Churchill and the British establishment who preferred Jinnah to Gandhi and Nehru as suitable allies.
With the rise of the Soviet Union the West needed a client state in the subcontinent to serve its interests. Talkn Parrot. An eye-opening article. However, laying the blame on an individual or a group is probably not the right approach. If there is a weed, there is some sort of a water supply to it. Saeed Thank you for the added research. I'm a conservative, many here favor secularism, but we all are on the same page in nationalism.
Pakistan would've been a prodigy. We poured acid in our roots when we were still a seedling. Petty personal gains destroyed our country.
He then headed to the University of Oxford, where he studied law. With his charismatic personality, wit and eloquence, Bhutto developed a cult-like following in West Pakistan among the ranks of peasants and workers. But his policies, though well intentioned, were hard to implement because of entrenched bureaucracy and feudalism and his own aggressive personality. Riots erupted across the country and Zia imposed martial law.
But Kasuri claimed he was the real target and pointed Bhutto as the mastermind behind the killing. In his book, If I am Assassinated , written from his prison cell, Bhutto explained how Henry Kissinger threatened him The PPP declared him a shaheed, or martyr, and in spite of his faults, Bhutto remains the most idolized leader in Pakistan today.
His party thrives on the power of his name alone. When Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto passed over five senior generals to appoint Zia ul-Haq chief of army staff in , Pakistanis were surprised. But history proved otherwise. While billions of dollars of aid poured in from the U.
Under Zia, Pakistan regressed into violence and oppression, especially for the urban lower and middle classes. Zia was killed in a plane crash in , along with U. Ambassador Arnold Raphel, U. In spite of the U. For a motive, they point to Zia as a potential embarrassment for the U. With the sudden end of the Zia regime, Pakistan saw a decade of electoral politics. Benazir led the privileged childhood typical to her family. She left home at the age of 16 to study at Harvard University, where she formed "the very basis of [her] belief in democracy.
Tragedy struck the Bhutto family for a second time in , when year-old Shahnawaz was found dead in his French Riviera apartment.
Ideological differences kept Benazir and Murtaza apart, even after Benazir was first elected prime minister. Zardari has since spent 11 years of his life in jail for a variety of crimes, from corruption to murder most of which were not tried in court.
Benazir was dismissed from office twice, first in and then in , on various charges of corruption, economic mismanagement and extrajudicial killings. During the five years she was in power, Benazir failed to manage the internal crises simmering in the country or within her family.
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