Benazir Bhutto

an weeks ago via our social security programme, the Benazir Income Support Programme, which was established in the name of former late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Her son is our Foreign Minister today. We are spending 70 billion rupees, or almost $300 million, out of our own pockets on the Programme, but, at t

s year is the tenth anniversary of the death of the woman who introduced me to my husband and who was known well to many of us in the United Nations. Benazir Bhutto was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that all of us here in the United Nations stand for, in a country that has suffered

r life was under threat from the mindset that she had warned the world against, Pakistan’s first elected female leader, and my wife, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, was martyred by the bullets and bombs of terrorists. Terrorism and extremism have destroyed human lives, torn the social fabric and devastated the e

n and women are a constant reminder of our need to be vigilant and to fight the menace of terrorism. Pakistan’s most popular leader, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in 2007. Numerous politicians have lost sons, brothers and fathers at the hands of terrorists. Our streets are filled with armed po

The democratic Government, inspired by the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, attaches special attention to the promotion and protection of the human rights of all segments of society, particularly women, children and minoriti

t importance not only to our country, but also to our region and the world. Pakistan has struggled hard for democracy. My late wife, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, led the fight for democracy and laid down her life for it. Following in the footsteps of her great father, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, she made the

I come before the Assembly today in the name of my late wife, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, as a victim of terrorism representing a nation that is a victim of terrorism. I am a husband who has seen the mother of his children give her life f

ional Museum. According to Pakistani press reports, the artifacts have been added to the personal collections of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and the former Minister of the Interior, Nasirullah Babar. On behalf of the people of Afghanistan, I call upon the Pakistanis to return these irrepl

As early as the mid-1960s Pakistan had warned the world that India would misuse nuclear cooperation. The late Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto proposed the creation of a South Asia nuclear-free zone in 1972. In May 1974 India exploded the bomb - ironically calling it the "Smiling Buddha". Pa

cent and the Grenadines welcomes the constitutional resolution of the political impasse in Pakistan. As a member of the Commonwealth, we welcome Mrs. Benazir Bhutto back as Prime Minister of her country and look forward to meeting her in Cyprus at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. My delegation wishes

become evident that the irreconcilable armed extremist groups and the military intelligence circles of Pakistan, particularly after the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto's government, create serious obstacles to the implementation of the programme.

ls and principles of democracy is matched by an equally firm commitment to promoting the welfare of the people. Since assuming office. Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has devoted her energies to improving the lot of the poor masses. The Government has launched comprehensive programmes for the eradication of poverty

been a promising development in our relations with our other neighbor, Afghanistan, following exchange of visits between Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and President Mohammad Daoud. The talks between the two leaders have been friendly and constructive. They have both agreed to find a final settlement

ing of the Group of 77. The Government of Tunisia will not fail to pay all the attention it deserves to the initiative of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in regard to this interesting suggestion [see A/31/208, annex], whose implementation would enhance the value of contacts between our countries and st

e more richly endowed or of queuing up to receive doles in the name of economic egalitarianism. 197. Jordan endorses the proposal of Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, concerning the convening of a summit conference of developing countries, which was adopted in Mexico. 198. There are

to refer to with regard to the Mexico Conference, is its consensus which took note of the proposal of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Zulikar Ali Bhutto, on a summit conference of the Developing Countries of the third world [see A/31/208]. Indonesia is giving this important proposal the serious consid

is that the failures of the past efforts should not discourage new initiatives. In this connexion, I wish to note the proposal made by Prime Minister Bhutto of Pakistan to hold a summit conference of all the developing countries. 87. The negotiations conducted within the framework of the Third United Nati

sal, jointly introduced by Iran and Egypt, with regard to the Middle East. 88. Nearly two years .ago the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, proposed that South Asia should be declared a nuclear-free zone [see AI9706, explanatory memorandum, para. 2]. Other countries of South Asia have al

A few days ago, in this hall, we listened to the inspiring address of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan [2122nd meeting]. We know that the environment of peace now prevailing in the subcontinent is to no little extent a product of his courag

ct consequence of the short-sighted policies and adventurist actions of the Pakistani military rulers to which the President, now Prime Minister, Mr. Bhutto himself has made repeated references. The military oligarchy, having failed to crush the determination of 75 million Bangalis, involved India in a wa

bear our brothers there no ill will. This has been demonstrated by the unconditional release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The President of Pakistan, Mr. Bhutto, has taken other initiatives to facilitate the resolution of the host of problems that have arisen in the wake of the tragic events .of 1971. We find

iated by the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Viet-Nam. 13. Turning now to the Indian subcontinent, we commend President Bhutto and Prime Minister Gandhi for their efforts which led to the relaxation of tension, culminating on 3 July in the Simla Agreement. 14. Zambia has alwa

hey will help promote conditions conducive to co-operation, stability and progress in Asia. 153. The Simla Agreement of 3 July 1972 between President Bhutto of Pakistan and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India contains the principal elements that can put an end to the mutual suspicion and sullen hostilit

a new wind has been blowing on the international political scene. 85. The journeys of President Nixon to the People's Republic of China, of President Bhutto to Simla, of Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka to Peking and of Chancellor Brandt to Moscow and East Germany are the most marked features of the change

time. 161. My delegation is extremely happy at the result of the recent summit conference between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India and President Bhutto of Pakistan and we hope that these talks will continue with fruitful results for India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and with a happy solution to the pro

reviewing their relations and seeking in earnest to find mutually acceptable solutions to their existing problems. The initiative taken by President Bhutto of Pakistan in paving the way for a meeting between the leaders of those two countries in the month of June of this year and the ensuing Simla Agreem

he operation of international organs. 96. In this connexion, I should like to follow the example of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mr. Bhutto, and inform the Assembly of a recent initiative inspired by the same concern, aimed at ensuring the accelerated economic development of the countries