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Speeches of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
April 1 – June 30, 1972

Transcript of
interview with Dr. Walter Berg of German Television in Karachi on April 2,
1972.
Address to the
nation announcing police reforms On April 12, 1972
Address the nation
announcing law reforms on April 13, 1972.
Address as the
president of the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 14, 1972
Speech delivered at
the public oath-taking ceremony at Rawalpindi on April 21, 1972
Message to Secretary-General, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists on April
22, 1972.
Eid-e-Miladun
Nabi Message on April 22, 1972
Transcript of
interview with Mr. Richard Lindley of Independent Television News, London on
April 25, 1972
Transcript of interview with Der
Spiegel at Lahore on April 26, 1972
Address at the
foundation stone-laying ceremony of the national broadcasting house at
Islamabad on April 27, 1972
Message to
President Nixon on Apollo-16 Mission’s success on April 28,1972
May Day message on
April 30, 1972
Statement naming
Mr. Mumtaz Ali Bhutto as the Pakistan People’s Party Leader in the Sind
Assembly on May 1, 1972
Transcript of
interview with Mr. George Vergese of “The Hindustan Times” at
Rawalpindi on May 4. 1972.
Statement at
a press conference at Rawalpindi on May 7, 1972
Interview
with Mr. Piero Saraceni of Italian Television at Lahore on May 13, 1972
Message of
greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg on
June 22, 1972
Interview
with A.B.C telecast on May 14, 1972
Address at
the Quetta airport on May 17, 1972
Speech at a
banquet given in honour of Princes Ashraf Pahlavi at Quetta
Reply to
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi’s speech at the Iranian dinner at Quetta on May 20,
1972
Speech delivered at a public meeting
in Quetta on May 21, 1972
Interview with
Australian Broadcastign Corporation in Quetta on May 22, 1972.
Speech on Vietnam
Conflict, on May 23, 1972
Address to
industrialists and businessmen at Karachi on May 23, 1972
Press conference
at the Lahore Airport on May 25, 1972
Message of
greetings to His Majesty King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan on May 26, 1972
Message of Farmers
on May 27, 1972
Inaugural message
at the 4th session of Indonesia – Pakistan Economic and Cultural
Co-operation (IPECC) on May 29, 1972
Message of
greetings to Dr. Mohammad Taibi Benhina, the New Foreign Minister of Morocco
on May 30, 1972
Address to
Pakistani nationals in Jeddah on June 2, 1972
Statement issued
on June 10, 1972
Interview with
Peter Grubbe, Editor of German Weekly Magazine Stern on June 15, 1972
Address to
student leaders at Murree on June 18, 1972
Address to MNA’s
and MPA’s at Murree on June 18, 1972
Address to ulemas
at Murree on June 20, 1972
Address to
educationists at Murree on June 21, 1972
Message of
Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg on
June 22, 1972
Address to Lawyers
at Murre on June 23, 1972
Message to the people of Murree on
June 23, 1972
Address a the
graduation parade at the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi on June 24, 1972
Discussion with
labour leaders, students and prominent citizens at Karachi on June 25, 1972
Statement at a
press conference held at Karachi on June 25, 1972
Message on
Launching of integrated Rural development programme on June 25, 1972
Message to
General Hafez-Al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic and Mr.
Suleman Franjieh, President of Lebanon, on June 26, 1972
Address at a
Meeting of MNA’s and MPA’s of Punjab at Lahore on June 26, 1972
Address to the
nation on June 27, 1972
Speech at the
Lahore Airport on June 28, 1972
Message to his
holiness Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1972
Message to Mr.
Giulio Andreotti, new Prime Minister of Italy on June 29, 1972
Message of
greetings to Lt. General Josep Mobutu, Congolese President, on the National
Day of the Republic of Zairo on June 29, 1972
Message of greetings to Mr. Ahmad Sekou Toure,
President of the Republic of Guinea on October 2,
1972
Message of condolence to
Chairman Ne Win of Burma
on October 2, 1972
Text of letter to Mr. Mahmud Ali Kasuri,
accepting his resignation as Minister for Law and
Parliamentary Affairs on October 5, 1972
Message to cadets of P.A.F. College of Aeronautical
Engineering, Korangi, on October 5, 1972
Address to students at Lahore on October 6, 1972
Address to the workers of the Pakistan People’ Party
at Lahore on October 6, 1972
Convocation address at P.A.F. Academy, Risalpur on
October 7, 1972
Address at P.A.F. Graduation Parade,
Risalpur on October 7, 1972
Message of
thanks to Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi,
Shahbano of Iran
on October 9, 1972
Message of greetings to General Idi Amin dada,
President of the Republic of Uganda on October 9,
1972
Message of greetings to Mr. Salem Robaya All,
Chairman of the Presidential Council of the People’s
Democratic Republic of Yemen on October 14, 1972
Message of greetings to Major-General Gabriel
Ramanantsoa, Prime Minster of the Republic of
Malagasy on October 14, 1972
Tributes to Quaid-I-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan
on
October 16, 1972
Message of congratulation to the nation on the
occasion of
Constitutional settlement on October 20, 1972
Message of greetings to Major-General Gaafar
Mohammad
Nimeri, President of the Democratic Republic of
Sudan on October 10, 1972
Message of greetings to Mr. Francisco Micias Nguema,
President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on October 12,
1972
Message of
greetings to Mr. Philibert Tsiranana,
President of the
Republic of Malagasy on October 14, 1972
Message of
condolence to Sayyid Qaboos Bin Saeed, Sultan
of Oman on October
21, 1972
Speech at the
Qaddafi Stadium inaugurating the office of the
Board of Control
for Cricket on October 23, 1972
Message on the 27th
Anniversary of United Nations
on October 24,
1972
Message of
greetings to Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda,
President of the
Republic of Zambia on October 24, 1972
Assurance to a
delegation of Labour Unions at Lahore
on October 25,
1972
Message of
greetings on the birthday of Shahinshah of Iran
on October 26,
1972
Message of
felicitations to Mr. Franz Jonas, President
of the Republic of
Austria on October 26, 1972
Address to the
citizens of Lyallpur District
On October 26,
1972
Message of good
wishes to Shaikh Sabah Al-Salem
Al-Sabah, Amir of
Kunwait on October 27, 1972
Instructions of
Pakistan’s envoys abroad
On October 28,
1972
Message of
greetings to Mr. Cevdet Sunay,
President of the
Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1972
Message of greetings to Mr. Houari Boumedienne,
President of Algeria on November 1, 1972
Message of greetings to the President of the
Republic of Panama on November 3, 1972
Message of sympathy to the Prime Minister of Fiji
on November 4, 1972
Message to Pakistan’s Cricket Team
on November 5, 1972
Eid message on November 7, 1972
Message of greetings to Muslim Heads of States
On November 7, 1972
Eid greetings to Pakistani prisoners of war
on November 7, 1972
Message of greetings to Mr. Richard Nixon on his
re-election as U.S. President on November 8,1972
Address to villagers and farmers on November 9, 1972
Message of greetings to the King of Sweden
On November 11, 1972.
Address at the opening session of the
Conference of Pakistan’s envoys in Asia
on November 12, 1972
Message of greetings to His Excellency Major Mathieu
Kerekou, President of the Republic of Dahomey
on November 14, 1972
Message of greetings to General Emilio Garrastazu
Medici,
President of Brazil on November 15,
1972
Address at the concluding session of the
Conference of Pakistan’s envoys in Asia
on November 15, 1972
Speech at a civic reception at Peshawar
on November 16, 1972
Address at a meeting of labour unions, Peshawar
on November 16, 1972
Address at a meeting of labour unions, Peshawar
on November 16, 1972
Address at a public meeting in Saidu Sharif
on November 17, 1972
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Please don't fall prey to false propaganda. Our opponents
have nothing solid to say against us. They opposed Quaid-i-Azam and
supported the Hindus. They cannot now concede to you that they are the
people who actually exploited you and stood in the way of your progress.
Of course, they themselves have prospered but they have ruined the
country. For you they created miseries and inflicted poverty upon the
people. They have betrayed you during the last 23 years which is not a
short period. Every nation aspires to be free during her slavery because
it wants to prosper and progress. The progress of a nation means the
betterment of the lot of the common man. In Pakistan, the majority of
the people, the workers and the farmers are becoming poorer every day.
Our opponents who are responsible for this state of affairs and have
exploited the common man will never accept the responsibility for their
misdeeds. They can only try to cover their exploitation behind the
slogan of 'Islam in danger.' They never can explain how Islam is in
danger.
We do not want any foreign system to be introduced in
Pakistan. We do not stand for the Russian, the Chinese, the British or
the American system. We want a Pakistani system. We shall serve the
cause of Islam and enable the Muslims to prosper. Today, Muslims are
dying of hunger. The prices are up and income down. Bribery is rampant.
The situation is worsening. How can the cause of Islam be served under
these circumstances? We want to serve the cause of Islam by enabling the
Muslims to prosper and progress. We want the children of the poor to be
educated. We want to establish hospitals for the treatment of the poor.
We want to provide housing for the common roan.
Of course, we want that a constitution should be framed,
but we have tried two constitutions already. We will again frame a
constitution but a constitution cannot by itself satisfy the hunger and
the need for education. If you do not have anything to eat you cannot
eat the constitution. If you have nothing to wear, you cannot wear the
constitution. The constitution cannot give you employment or housing or
education. It cannot be a substitute for a mill, a house, or a school
or a hospital. It is only a fundamental law. |
We stand for this fundamental law, but it alone cannot
solve problems. The two constitutions tried during the last 23 years
could not do it. A third constitution will be framed because it is a
legal requirement. There is no difference of opinion or conflict in so
far as the question of constitution-making is concerned. We all believe
in democracy in politics. We have struggled against dictatorship because
we want to establish the people's rule. We all want a constitution, but
at the same time we want to eradicate poverty and hunger from the
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