Murtaza Bhutto
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| Murtaza Bhuttoمير مرتضی بھٹو | |
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Murtaza Bhutto (1954-1996) |
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| Born | Murtaza Ali Bhutto |
| Nationality | |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Peoples Party (Bhuttoist) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Ghinwa Bhutto |
| Children | Fatima Bhutto |
| Parents | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nusrat Bhutto |
Mir Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto (18 September 1954 – 20 September 1996), PhD, was a Pakistani public socialite and left-wing democratic socialist intellectual. The elder son of the former Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and First Lady Nusrat Bhutto, Murtaza Bhutto was fatally and publicly shot dead in a controversial Sindh Police encounter along with his six close confident on 20 September 1996, during the second government of Benazir Bhutto— Murtaza Bhutto's eldest sister.
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- Interview with FatimaBhutto Radio France Internationale in English
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- Bhutto family
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