Bhutto's Last 323 Days In Jail
- Muhammad Athar Mehmood
- Apr 4, 2019
- 4 min read
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On other side Mr. Bhutto was waiting for his family and they ask about some time and no one replied him, later on he come to know and get annoyed, Mr. Bhutto tell to jail superintendent Yar Muhammad how did you dare to behave with my wife I will deal you ,he said there are thousands spirited to sacrifice the soul on me ,Yar Muhammad get quite and remain upset. After many days Mr. Bhutto discuss the matter with me and superintendent blame me on this incident and explain all the orders were given by cornel, and I explained the fact about it, he respects me and tell your administrators are not behaving good. My first meeting with Mr. Bhutto, When Mr. Bhutto shifted in Rawalpindi jail and I was interested to see him, due to some reason this possible after some week. On very first day 17May 1978 I visited the security ward but I did not dare to see him, as I have narrative already again I visited on 19th May 1978 I don't meet him due to his grief soul and I get out quite. As per my duties I use to visit daily security ward sometimes two or three times. After the arrival of Mr. Bhutto I use to set in jail superintendent office or I spent my time the northern side of the jail where my battalion deployed to check security ward, duty officer, and the other guards. I use to wear pent and shirt so advocates and visitors should confused I am a subordinate officer, so advocates recognized me, and Mrs. Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto take a time to recognize me.
Before some week I was unable to meet the Mr. Bhutto and l was strictly following the directions of martial law administration, perhaps whenever Mr. Bhutto object in any matter jail staff blame in cornel in charge, so Mr. Bhutto and his family, advocates they make responsible to me. I struggled to get a chance to meet Mr. Bhutto, I was interested to see him in the cell or in the court yard , more interesting than the court yard for free conversation. Mr. Bhutto like other prisoners who have sentenced to death were allowed to walk half an hour in morning and half an hour in the evening, he gets up late in the morning and in summer season 1000 hrs. day goes hard, so he doesn't walk in the morning and then evening time get walk set down in the court yard and take a cup of tea. It was the first or second week of the June 1978 when I get sure Mr. Bhutto is sitting only then I determined to meet Him. I was in uniform and my name plate was clear to see, and I ask the deputy superintendent to check the security ward, he open the barbed wire circle lock then he opened the lock of court yard of security ward, so Mr. Bhutto was setting out deputy superintendent remain on the place and I get in, behind the curtain of the door Mr. Bhutto was sitting on normal chair, he observe me sudden and get upset and was three or four yards away from him and reading his face he became angry with red face and I feel that I have call the trouble. I offered the salute to him he got relaxed and even then astonish , he shake his right hand and ask will you like to set and call the helper to take the chair and I set down in the chair, some time we remain quiet and then he speaks cornel Rafi what for you came here ,I replied I was interested to see you before but due to some reason unable to do it now I am here to wish you, OK no problem you can see as you have interest I replied sir thankful to you, so first meeting in a reserved state , even then they offer me tea or coffee, I replied as you like, as Mr. Bhutto have given already order for a cup of tea so he tell the helper to take a tea with more one cup


We take the tea quite. I don't ask any service reasons behind the task may be out of my approach and Mr. Bhutto also didn't ask me due to their wisdom. After taking the tea before taking permission I ask perhaps some complain from me, suddenly reply no one special. Then I take the permission to go and salute. Mr. Bhutto get up and shake hand with me and tell me kernel Rafi continue the meeting as appropriate time, I replied yes sir and I got out of the security ward. No special direction issued to me from officials to meet Mr. Bhutto. From the beginning whenever SMLA ask me about Mr. Bhutto I replied sir I never meet Mr. Bhutto I give all OK report as per schedule. On that day SMLA give me directions sometimes you must see Mr. Bhutto, so I received in written and I start my meeting with Mr. Bhutto in the security ward, jail staff thinking my meetings are due to the interest of martial law administration. Later on meetings. In the beginning of meetings Mr. Bhutto remain careful according to his opinion that I am a special man of jr Zia Ul Haq, I explained I have no concern about Jr Zia Ul Haq, but Mr. Bhutto remain in doubt so unable to make friendly situation. Whenever I did round the security ward I always respected him, if I am in uniform I salute him, in private dress I wish him, up to last I give him respect and he has a personality, my attitude with his always he is the prime Minister and I am a army officer.

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