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**Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Posthumously Honoured with Highest Civil Award**
The founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was posthumously awarded Pakistan’s highest civil honor, the Nishan-e-Pakistan, on Pakistan Day. The ceremony took place at the Presidency in Islamabad.
The award recognized Bhutto’s significant contributions to the country. President Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto’s son-in-law, presented the award to Bhutto’s daughter, Sanam Bhutto. Other family members, including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto, along with Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani, were also in attendance.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto assumed leadership of Pakistan during a critical period, following the 1971 fall of Dhaka. He was ousted from power in a military coup in July 1977 and subsequently executed on April 4, 1979, in a controversial murder case.
The award comes after a long legal battle. During his first term, President Zardari sent a reference to the Supreme Court to revisit Bhutto’s case. Last year, a Supreme Court bench, led by former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, declared that Bhutto had been executed without a fair trial.