Benazir Bhutto Death Anniversary (Barsi) Special Prayer

Benazir- A Legacy to Remember.

Benazir Bhutto was one of the daughters of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and she wanted to carry her father's legacy. She was born in 1953 and assassinated by an unknown person in a Rawalpindi gathering, where she was shot and wounded. Due to a wound that accrued by shot, she died on December 27th, 2007.

After the announcement of her death, there was chaos all around Pakistan, and due to the patriotic approach of her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, and her son, Bilawal Bhutto, they were successful in stopping the chaos and taking Pakistan into election mode, and the PPP won the government in the 2008 elections.

Benazir completed her studies, a BA from the University of Oxford, based in the UK, and her son followed in his mother's footsteps and completed his studies at Oxford University, and now he is poised to become the next PM of Pakistan as soon as 2028 or later, but it is certain that his time will come due to his mother's style of politics.

Benazir’s debut in politics

When she completed her studies in 1977, she came back to Pakistan. Her father was sentenced to death by SC, which recently SC investigated the execution order, and they observe that those execution orders were foolish and criminal judgments against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. After her father got executed in 1979, she faced arrest, and also, she was under house arrest from 1979 to 1984.

n exile from 1984 to 1986, she returned to Pakistan after the lifting of martial law and soon became the foremost figure in the political opposition to Zia. President Zia died in August 1988 in a mysterious plane crash, leaving a power vacuum at the center of Pakistani politics. In the ensuing elections, Bhutto’s PPP won the single largest bloc of seats in the National Assembly. Moreover, she was the first female prime minister of Pakistan, which is very rare to see in other Western countries nowadays.

First Female Prime Minister of Pakistan

She was elected as PM of Pakistan two times. First, 1988, when she was declared the first female PM of Pakistan, after nine years of her father’s execution. She was also declared the head of its party and also took charge as the PPP chief. However, the government she formed was weak and could have collapsed at any time due to the mixture of coalition parties. Moreover, due to rising tension and conflicts within parties, unable to pass legislation, the President of Pakistan, Gulam Ishaq Khan, dismissed her government.

Her government was dismissed on the basis of corruption, conflict, and negligence, which was the reason given by the president. Moreover, at that time Nawaz Sharif's politics were also on the rise, and he was getting very popular in the cities of Punjab. Many PPP leaders were joining Nawaz Sharif's party, and when the election was conducted in October 1990, the PPP suffered a defeat, and Nawaz formed the government in 1990.

Benazir's second term

After inspection of the 1990 loss, Benazir was on a mission to reset her party, boost the confidence of her party, and, at that time, electable was the winning horse, so she went on a spree to get electable, give them tickets, and then she won the 1993 elections, which were held in October 1993, and she won due to the electable and her popularity. She was on a mission to make a good relationship with abroad, tried to create a good image of Pakistan internationally, and wanted to cure the bad shape of the Pakistan economy.

Policies and Performance of Benazir

Her priorities were an anti-corruption drive, women's improvement, and a stable economy. Her focus was on delivering on education, health, and the economy. Moreover, she tried to build as many hospitals as she could and also focused on health insurance at that time, which was rapidly increasing in the USA at that time. She adopted the same idea from Western countries and developed the framework.

Her focus was also treating the ill economy of Pakistan by majorly focusing on regional trade. India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka were the focus, and she focused on increasing exports and stopping reliance on Western import products. Moreover, she tried to block west imports, but the elites did not agree with the suggestion, and then the decision went on the shelf. She also believed she created a motto of Roti Capra Makan.

She also builds many schools across Pakistan, promoting public schools and colleges and focusing on human development rather than roads and infrastructure, which is totally opposite of the PMLN motto. Moreover, she also enabled the environment of FDI by promoting Pakistan as an investment-friendly country. There was also the issue of electricity load shedding at times, which she successfully resolved. Her second can be compared with the Musharraf and Ayub eras. Therefore, it is safe to say that her vision was same as Quaid.

Her Return in 2007

She returned back in 2007 after facing another exile due to Musharraf Martial Law and took part in the election, which was going to be held in January 2008. She promised that this time her term will be much better than the previous one, and she also promised to solve the Kashmir issue, which is very dear to Pakistan. She was poised to win her third term.

Both Nawaz and Benazir, learning from past signed chatter of democracy, which their opposition called the “NRO,” Her prime focus was civilian supremacy and rule of law. Moreover, she also focused on hiring professionals for the Pakistan economy. The COD that was signed by Benazir and Nawaz is still followed, and people say that it is one of the reasons for the continuation of democracy in Pakistan. Due to the COD signed between both parties, Pakistan has witnessed the continuation of 16 years of democracy.