Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Professions : Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Born : January 5, 1928 Died : April 4, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 45 quotes by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto [Yahya Khan ] had given me an appointment for the following day. And, days later, General Mohd Umar revealed to me that he'd resorted to this stratagem so that I'd stay in Dacca and "see the efficiency of the army." I give you my word of honor that all this is true. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto army honor giving [Mujib Rahman] is mad, mad! And they're all mad, the press included, who repeat after him, "Three million dead, three million dead!" The Indians had let out the figure of one million. He came along and doubled it. Then tripled it. It's a characteristic of the man - he'd done the same for the hurricane. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto mad three men Yahya Khan wasn't interested in the government of the country, he was interested in power for its own sake and nothing else. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government sake country Do you know that Yahya Khan's first victim was not to have been Mujib [ Rahman] but myself? Many people in my party were in prison, and at the end of 1970, November 5, 1970, to be exact, he had said to Mujib, "Should I arrest Bhutto or not?" Look, the only reason why he reversed his schedule was that in West Pakistan he couldn't control the situation as in East Pakistan. Besides Mujib has never been intelligent - he let himself be backed into a corner. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto party intelligent people To build a country, [Joseph] Stalin was obliged to use force and kill. Mao Tse-tung was obliged to use force and kill. To mention only two recent cases, without raking over the whole history of the world. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto use two country Let's talk about the other story: the women raped and killed. I don't believe it. Certainly there was no lack of excesses, but General Tikka Khan says that in those months he often invited the population to report abuses to him directly. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto population abuse believe [Tikka Khan] made his appeal with loudspeakers, and still he came to know of only four cases. Shall we multiply by ten and make it forty? We're still far from the senseless figures spread around by Mujib [Rahman] and Indra Gandhi. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto four figures made I would not let myself be intimidated by Yahya Khan, his methods had led us to disaster. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto intimidated method disaster Mujib [Rahman], as you've seen, is a congenital liar. He can't help telling lies - it's something stronger than he. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto stronger liars lying Even to get Yahya Khan to reason was an impossible task - it only made you lose your temper. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tasks reason impossible I felt certain uneasiness, a strange sensation, which had comic to a head. Every evening I went to Yahya to report that Mujib [Rahiman] and I weren't making any progress, and Yahya [Khan] showed no interest. He looked away or complained about the television or grumbled because he couldn't listen to his favorite songs - his records hadn't arrived from Rawalpindi. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto evening progress song [Yahya Khan ] I have a big problem on my hands with him. I've set up a war commission to study the responsibilities inherent in the recent conflict. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto responsibility war hands Tear gas, rubber bullets, and I would have arrested all the leaders. Oh, only a disgusting drunkard like ex-President Yahya Khan could have sullied himself with an operation carried out so badly and bloodily. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tears leader president What can you say of a leader who starts drinking as soon as he wakes up and doesn't stop until he goes to bed? You've no idea how painful it was to deal with Yahya Khan. He was really Jack the Ripper. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto leader drinking ideas I've known him since 1954 and I've never taken Mujib Rahiman seriously - I understood from the very first moment that there was no depth to him, no preparation, that he was an agitator breathing a lot of fire and with an absolute lack of ideas. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto breathing taken fire I can't destroy the whole army, and anyway [Tikka Khan] bad reputation for the events in Dacca is exaggerated. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reputation events army Tikka Khan won't try to stick his nose in politics. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sticks noses trying [Tikka Khan] went to East Pakistan with precise orders and came back by precise orders. He did what he was ordered to do, though he wasn't always in agreement, and I picked him because I know he'll follow my orders with the same discipline. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto discipline agreement order Mujib [Rahman] talks at random, depending on his mood and the disorders of his sick mind. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto mood sick mind That Mujib [Rahiman] had been arrested I found out at eight in the morning, when I left. How did I take it? I was glad he was alive and I thought they might have maltreated him a little. Then I thought that his arrest might help to reach a compromise. They wouldn't keep him in prison more than a month or two, and in the meantime we'd be able to bring back law and order. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto eight morning two Similar Authors Benazir Bhutto former-prime-minister-of-pakistan Shaukat Aziz former-prime-minister-of-pakistan All Authors