Bhutto's Last 323 Days In Jail
- Muhammad Athar Mehmood
- Apr 22, 2019
- 5 min read
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Around the security ward in the jail on the roof more posts were in open air, there was a risk of the posts to attack by air craft or by gas, as a result the security guards became senseless, for this condition alarm, gas mask and other helping instrument planned , and fortifications built. (e) Paratroopers. Three FF Regiment, s company security force command is to provide paratroopers. 3FF battalion was deployed these days for the protection of residence of Prime Minister, and it's company was responsible to provide paratroopers. (f) Use of Mask. Mr. Bhutto’s first wife Amiry Begum remain in haram, she also use to come to see Mr. Bhutto, and always visit in haram and return in haram. I was directed to take care about it, after every meeting with Amiry Begum jail superintendent sure by conversation with Mr. Bhutto, after satisfied they allow her to go out. (g) Hijacked. Any improvement person of security force may be hijacked; especially I was instructed to take care because I was most active in the jail to avoid it some measure taken.
My Tracing. Mr. Bhutto closed in the cell but the intelligence was tracing me, my home, my telephone, my visitor, my movements everything being supervised. I feel my telephone is being tapped, because of that I have qualified advance intelligence course and I have passed three years in military intelligence, and as a SSG seven years, and many time passed with American Special Forces so I came to know my telephone is tapped. In these days when I (cornel rafi) goes out on the vehicle some people follow me to monitor, my home also under surveillance. We became careful. My old friends who were performing duties of ISI and IB use to came to see me. I know I was on responsible duty and the government is supervising me to avoid any mishaps. So in these days I was not free and I was also like prisoner. I informed to my wife no one should enter into the home for the rectify the electric or telephone to avoid to locate any hidden instrument, and I myself bugged the home. (h) To Take Out Mr. Bhutto From The Jail Three ONE Essential. The government was thinking that myself or SMLA or any Official can take out Mr. Bhutto from the jail with some plan with the coordination of Pakistan peoples party. To avoid order issued that Mr. Bhutto will come out from the jail in the presence of security battalion commander, MSLA, DMLA. If Mr. Bhutto proceeds to Supreme Court the order will issue to me as well as SMLA and DMLA. If Mr. Bhutto is required to shift another place due to emergency, or due to fire in the jail in that condition two officers must be present and third officer will give me order in the code to shift Mr. Bhutto in the safe place, as I have narrative already in emergency plan. If among of three official any one kidnapped and he give the order on telephone, his order will not be obey, all the process will be complete with proper chain of command. One day DMLA call me in his office and tell me that PLO have claimed whenever they want they will take out Mr. Bhutto from the jail, I replied they have not the ability they are the friends of Israel. After cross questioning they instructed me to remain alert.
What Is Your Price? One day I was in the office of DMLA, journal Shah Rafi Alam asked me in English Rafi what is your price. He ask suddenly and unable to understand. I request Sir please explain, he replied with smiles one brigadier of SSG who is on now retired have offered heavy amount to kidnap Mr. Bhutto from the jail and that amount is in many millions. I replied to Jr sb no one can purchase me and as per precautions we are taking more and more cares. With more discussion I satisfied him. (j) Emergency Plan. Government was very upset from public mutiny. In case of sudden fire in the jail a plan arrange to shift Mr. Bhutto from the jail, following places arranged to shift Mr. Bhutto. In emergency if the cant area is safe than Mr. Bhutto is to take west rig 27 Punjab headquarters. All the arrangements completed for this purpose, code word (Saeed kaghar) , major Saeed was deputy commander. If the way is risky and unsafe of cant or west rig than Mr. Bhutto is to taken in the officer mess of 3FF regiment in the area of Prime Minister house, code word yaqob. If the upper mention both the way are dangerous than Mr. Bhutto is to shift 10 core headquarters chaklala code double bed. Many times rehearsal taken for the emergency plan. Selected army person, vehicle, ammunition, arranged, stairs, statures, smoke bum and other accessories provided. Actually in the arrest period of Mr. Bhutto new and new plan prepared up to his execution.



Two Prisoners Escaped From The Jail. For the protection of security ward cares and arrangements taken on world level, but the condition of rest of the jail was as usual. On one night of December 1978 two prisoners one belongs to azad Kashmir second one belongs to Rawalpindi escaped from the jail. Next day when I approached the jail office I feel jail superintendent and other staff were upset. I asked him they did not reply. Then I move to security ward where I see that Mr. Bhutto was sleeping, after some time helper offer him a cup of tea. After wish to Mr. Bhutto I moved to Operations room to see duty officer, where intelligence NCO informed me at night two prisoners have been escaped from the jail. Then I asked the jail superintendent he told me two prisoners have escaped through rain pipe behind the east wall. I view the place but I was not sure, looks to be impossible they can escape from the pipe and width is only eight to nine inch, and both the end of pipe closed with the iron rod. Later on it confirmed the prisoners escaped by climbing the wall from north east, perhaps from military dairy farm. Next day this news was in the newspapers. And the officials became upset, they asked me how they escaped instead of to many arrangements. Then I explained the inner jail’s security detail, and as well as concerned security ward so no chance to escape from the security ward. I am only responsible for security ward and have no concern about jail business. Even then I warned to be more careful and batter the police patrolling. Although more arrangements were taken by the jail administration so next time no prisoner have courage to escape.

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