Songs Of Blood And Sword: A Daughter'S Memoir (66 page)

and Murtaza’s funeral,
416
–
17

brings a case against Ghinwa,
417

comments on Ghinwa in interview,
417

and efforts of Murtaza’s family to file a police case,
418
,
422

Fatima’s questions to,
420

takes her mother away from Murtaza’s family,
421

government sets up tribunal to look into

Murtaza’s death,
422

death,
426
–
7

burial,
428
–
9

legacy,
433

Fatima has difficulties in interviewing friends of,
131
,
228
–
9

brief references,
31
,
98
,
136
,
210
,
237
,
256
,
310
,
326
,
329
,
330
,
331
,
343
,
425

Bhutto, Benazir (daughter of Sir Shanawaz Bhutto),
43

Bhutto, Bhao,
88

Bhutto, Doda Khan,
40
,
41
,
46

Bhutto, Fatima (author)

birth,
235
–
6

memories of family reunion in France,
248
–
9
,
250
,
251

grows up thinking Raehana was involved in

Shah’s death,
254

impact of Shah’s death on,
266
–
7

memories of her father’s response to Shah’s death,
255
,
267

and her father’s divorce,
263
–
4

feelings about and encounters with her mother

Fowzia,
264
–
6

memories of her childhood in Damascus,
154
,
268
–
72
,
275
,
278
–
80
,
263
,
285
,
294
,
295
,
296
,
297
–
8
,
299
–
300
,
307
–
8
,
323
–
4

hears stories about teenage years of her aunts,
85
–
6

relationship with her aunt Benazir,
268
–
70
,
323
,
341
–
2
,
359
–
60
,
361

and the early stages of her father’s relationship with Ghinwa,
275
,
277
,
278
–
80

memories of a disagreement between her father and Benazir,
282
–
3

memory of her father considering a return to

Pakistan,
285

and her father’s marriage to Ghinwa,
295
,
296
–
8

and the birth of her brother Zulfi,
299
–
300

relationship with Zulfi,
307

memory of Ghinwa’s departure to file Murtaza’s election papers,
314

in Pakistan for her father’s election campaign,
315
–
17

and election day,
318

preparations for leaving Damascus,
323

and her father’s departure from Damascus,
325
,
326

arrival in Karachi,
333
–
4

memories of life in Karachi,
332
–
3
,
340
,
342
–
5
,
349
,
353
,
354
–
6
,
359
–
60
,
371
–
2
,
384
,
389
,
392

attends Ali Hingoro’s funeral,
384

visits Damascus,
391

letter from her father,
391
–
2

memories of her father’s final days,
13
–
15
,
18
,
20
–
4
,
26
–
7

memories of her father’s shooting and death,
33
–
6
,
403
,
405
–
6
,
409
,
410
,
411
–
14

friendship with Sabeen Jatoi,
407
,
408

attends her father’s funeral,
420
–
1

questions her aunt,
420

loses contact with her grandmother,
421

writes undergraduate thesis on Zulfikar’s foreign policy,
62

writes master’s thesis on resistance to Zia,
202
–
3

and Sassi’s visit to Pakistan,
255
–
7

and Benazir’s death,
426
–
9

encounters Zardari’s security staff,
429
–
30

and twenty-ninth anniversary of her grandfather’s death,
430
–
3

hears about Zardari’s acquittal,
435
–
6

and Zulfi’s departure for boarding school,
425
–
6

experience of present-day Karachi,
3
–
5

discovers Benazir’s diaries and notebooks,
185

meeting with Gadaffi’s son,
111

and the experience of researching her father’s life,
8
–
10
,
94
–
5
,
130
–
2
,
135
–
6
,
139
–
40
,
162
–
4
,
218
,
221
,
227
,
228
–
9
,
233
,
237
–
8
,
257
–
60
,
331
–
2
,
404
–
5
,
419
,
434
–
5
,
437
–
8

Bhutto, Fowzia (author’s mother),
21
,
233
–
4
,
235
–
6
,
254
,
263
–
6

Bhutto (
née
Itaoui), Ghinwa (second wife of Mir Murtaza, known to author as ‘Mummy’)

relationship with Murtaza,
275
–
80

and Benazir’s thoughts about marriage,
284

and death of Zia,
285

and Benazir’s election victory,
294

marries Murtaza,
295
–
8

birth of Zulfi,
299

and Murtaza’s decision to contest the election,
312

travels to Pakistan to file Murtaza’s election papers,
314
–
15

campaigns for Murtaza,
315
–
17

and election results,
318

prepares to leave Syria,
323

and Fatima’s Arabic classes,
324

and Murtaza’s last evening before leaving for Pakistan,
325

arrives in Karachi,
333

in court,
334
,
335
–
6

visits Murtaza in jail,
343
,
345

and events on Zulfikar’s birthday,
346
,
347
,
348
,
349

and Murtaza’s release,
353
,
355
,
356

and death of Ali Hingoro,
384

and arrest of Ali Sonara,
14
–
15
,
18

as legal guardian of Fatima,
20
–
1

on day of Murtaza’s death,
23
,
33
,
34
,
403
,
405
,
406
,
409
,
410
,
411
,
412
,
413
,
416

Benazir brings a case against,
417

Benazir’s remarks about,
417

attends Murtaza’s funeral,
420
–
1

and Benazir’s death,
426
–
7

attends Benazir’s funeral,
428

and anniversary of Zulfikar’s death,
431
,
432

and Fowzia’s encounter with Fatima,
265
,
266

and effect of Shah’s death on Fatima,
266
–
7

brief references,
22
,
24
,
308
,
313
,
332
–
3
,
360
,
372
,
389
,
391
,
421

Bhutto, Ghulam Mir Murtaza,
42
,
43
,
187

Bhutto, Ilahi Bux,
40
,
41

Bhutto, Imdad,
43
,
44
,
45
,
86

Bhutto, Khurshid,
46
–
7
,
50
,
52
,
81

Bhutto, Manna,
43

Bhutto, Mir Ali,
221
,
426
,
427

Bhutto, Mir Murtaza (author’s father)

birth,
55

childhood and family life,
81
–
9

becomes interested in politics,
89
–
91

friendship with Gudu,
92

starts a magazine with Gudu,
92
,
93
–
5

and 1970 election campaign,
92
–
3

wins scholarship to Harvard,
95

at Harvard,
99
–
100
,
130
,
132
–
5
,
136
–
42

letters from his father during time at Harvard,
47
–
8
,
54
,
108
,
125
–
6
,
127
–
30

at Oxford,
145
,
146
,
148

Benazir’s postcards to,
145
–
6

campaigns for his father in 1977,
146
–
7

and his father’s arrest,
147
–
8

efforts to save his father’s life,
148
–
52
,
159
,
161
,
162
,
167
–
8
,
169
–
71

meets Della Roufogalis,
154
–
5
,
156
–
7

relationship with Della,
157
–
60
,
163
,
176
,
215
–
16

receives letter from Zulfikar,
168
–
9

and his father’s death,
172
–
3
,
174
,
175

decision to begin armed struggle,
175
–
6

meets Della in Kabul,
176
–
7

formation of PLA,
178
–
9

seeks support for PLA,
180
–
1

visits friends in London,
181
–
2

returns to Kabul,
182

choice of Kabul as a base,
187

life in Kabul,
188
–
90

Della unable to make contact with,
191

Della’s stay in Kabul with,
192
–
3

and Al Zulfikar,
193
–
4
,
196
,
217
–
19

portrayed as terrorist,
195

visits Della in Athens,
194
,
195
,
196

visits India,
195

and Oxford thesis,
213
–
15

letter to Della,
216
–
17

Della’s response to letter from
219

Della receives postcard from,
219
–
20

and the hijacking,
220
–
1
,
223
–
5
,
228
,
229

previous acquaintance with Tipu,
221
–
3

ends relationship with Della,
230

meets and marries Fowzia,
233
–
4

Afghan concerns about his marriage,
234
–
5

birth of Fatima,
235
–
6

charges made against,
237
,
353
–
4

attempts made on life of,
237
–
8

transmits radio programmes into Pakistan from Kabul,
238

and Benazir’s takeover of PPP,
240

decides to leave Kabul,
241

relocates to Libya,
241
–
2
,
243

and Shah’s departure to France,
244

Shah makes visits to,
247

and family reunion in France,
248
,
249
,
250
–
1

and Shah’s death,
251
–
2
,
253
–
4
,
255
,
258
–
9
,
263
,
266
,
267
–
8

divorces Fowzia,
263

as father,
264
,
269
,
270
–
2
,
275
,
300
,
307
–
8

relationship with Ghinwa,
275
–
80

disagrees with Benazir on power-sharing negotiations,
282
–
3

and death of Zia,
285

support for,
291

and 1988 election resuts,
293
–
4

Benazir ignores advice of,
294
–
5

marries Ghinwa,
295
–
8

remains abroad,
298
–
9

and birth of Zulfi,
299
–
300
,
307