Muzafar Bhutto

Muzafar Bhutto
مظفر ڀٽو

Secretary General of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz
Born 23 August 1970
Sehwan, Jamshoro, Sindh
Died 22 May 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 41)
Hatri, District Hyderabad, Sindh
Cause of death Torture
Other names Majnu Sindhi
Alma mater University of Sindh
Occupation Politician
Spouse(s) Saima Bhutto
Children 2 Sons,
1 Daughter

Muzafar Bhutto (August 23, 1970 - May 22, 2012; Sindhi: مظفر ڀٽو) was a Sindhi nationalist politician, who served as the Secretary General of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM). He was an influential leader of the Sindhudesh movement and he was key-person behind the foundation of the JSMM. His bullet-riddled body was found at a roadside near Hatri bypass, bearing torture marks, in Hyderabad after he went missing on February 24, 2011.[1]

Early life and education

Muzafar Bhutto was born in Sehwan, Jamshoro, Sindh. He attended Primary and Secondary School in Sehwan. Muzafar earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from University of Sindh. He also qualified DAE in Electrical Engineering.

Political career

In 1987 he inspired from a Sindhi nationalist leader G.M Syed. then he joined student wing of Sindhudesh movement. In 1990 he served as district Secretary of JSSF Dadu. 1992, he joined Jeay Sindh Mahaz as Taluqa Organizer; in 1993 he joined Jeay Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party as political activist; in 1994 he joined Jeay Sindh Inqalabi Tanzeem as a finance secretary; in 1996 joined Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Porrhiat Sangat (Labor Front) as district president of Dadu.

Membership with Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz was formed in November 26, 2000 at Sann. This was announced in the "Jeay Sindh Workers Conference" convened by the nationalist leader Shafi Muhammad Burfat, Samiallah Kalhoro and Muzafar Bhutto. The conference constituted a three-member committee, to draft the party constitution. In the workers conference also constituted a seven members central body under the chairmanship of Shafi Muhammad Burfat.

Death

Bhutto was taken from the New Saeedabad toll plaza by unknown armed personnel. He asked for help from the near by people, crying out "Save me , these people will kill me" when those personnel were kidnapping him. The party activists of JSMM protested against the missing persons of their party including Muzafar Bhutto.[2] He was missing for some time, after which his dead body found near a Hyderabad by-pass.[3][4][5][6][7] He was allegedly killed by the Inter Services Intelligence.[8] The angered workers of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz staged protests all over Sindh.[9]

Denunciation of Bhutto's death

MQM condemned the brutal murder of Muzafar Bhutto.[10][11] Amnesty International as well as The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned the murder.[12][13] The World Sindhi Congress called for an international inquiry regarding the murder of indigenous Sindhi people.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JSMM's Muzaffar Bhutto found dead after going missing for over a year". Express Tribune. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Protest against JSMM leaders' arrest". DAWN. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "PAKISTAN: Government must hold judicial inquiry in the case of burning alive of two nationalist leaders". Asian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ http://awamiawaz.com/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B8%D9%81%D8%B1-%DA%80%D9%BD%D9%88-%DA%A9%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%8C-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%86-%DB%BE%D9%88/
  5. ↑ "Sindhi nationalist leader Muzaffar Bhutto's body found in Hyderabad". Dawn. May 22, 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dead body of missing nationalist leader found". Ary News. khybernews TV. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sindhi nationalist leader Muzaffar Bhutto's body found in Hyderabad". OnePakistan.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Wilson Chowdhry. "The targeting of minority 'Others' in Pakistan "Muzaffar Bhutto"". BPCA. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Body of missing JSMM leader found, violence erupts in Sindh". The News Tribe. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "ALTAF HUSSAIN CONDEMNS BRUTAL MURDER OF JSMM GENERAL SECRETARY MUZAFFAR BHUTTO". Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Altaf flays assassination of Muzaffar Bhutto". The Nation. NAWAIWAQT GROUP OF NEWSPAPERS. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Pakistan. Un militant politique retrouvé mort. Muzaffar Bhutto". Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "HRCP expresses deep concern on abduction of Muzaffar Bhutto; Gen. Secretary JSMM". infochangepakistan.net. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "WSC Demands an International Inquiry of the Murder of Indigenous Sindhi People, London, UK.". World Sindhi Congress. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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