Diplomatic History: Pakistan's Bhutto Greeted by Shah of Iran in Tehran 1976

Diplomatic History: Pakistan's Bhutto Greeted by Shah of Iran in Tehran 1976
by Darius Kadivar
28-Dec-2008
 

Kayhan International coverage on Pakistan's Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto private visit to Iran on July 10th 1976. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was married to an Iranian native from Isfahan Begum Nusrat and their daughter was the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated last year shortly upon her arrival from years of exile. The Bhutto Family's tragedy and recurrent political ambitions have left an impact on Pakistan's Political history very much like the Gandhi's in India and the Kennedy's in the United States. (circa 1976)

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