Born to Be Hanged : Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto led Pakistan from 1971-1977, overthrown by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq in 1977 and executed in 1979. Zia ruled for 11 years until his death in 1988. Pakistan saw 15 leadership changes since. Bhutto''s era marked by controversy. Syeda Hameed explores Bhutto''s life and politics in-depth.

Pakistan''s former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto held the reins of the country from 1971 to 1977. He was overthrown in 1977 by his Chief of Army Staff, General Zia-ul-Haq and executed in 1979. Zia-ul-Haq ruled over Pakistan for eleven years with an iron fist, curbing all dissent until he got blown up in an air crash in 1988. In almost three decades since, Pakistan''seadership has changed hands fifteen times. An extremely controversial and confrontational politics is associated with the era of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It is therefore not surprising that, considering his towering stature, not enough has been researched and written about the tumultuous years of his accession to power culminating in what today is best described as regicide. Syeda Hameed delves deep into the politics of Pakistan, meeting Bhutto''s contemporaries, mining information from archives andetters to bring to the fore a rich yet disturbingife and times of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.