The Bhutto family tragedy explained
Benazir Bhutto's death is the latest disaster in a family history rife with feuds, fall-outs, violent death and tragedy
*Benazir Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was dismissed as Pakistan Prime Minister in 1975 and executed by hanging for conspiracy to murder a political opponent in 1979.
*Ms Bhutto wrested control of the PPP from her mother, Begum Nusrat Bhutto, while her two younger brothers, Shahnawaz and Murtaza, set up a militant group called al-Zulfikar, which orchestrated a string of bombings in Pakistan. They were both killed in 1985 and 1996 respectively.
*Shahnawaz, 28, was found dead in his apartment while in exile on the French Riviera. His family insisted he had been poisoned
Bhutto was the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program. Its militarization was initiated in January 1972 and, in its initial years, was implemented by General Tikka Khan. Under his leadership, Pakistan developed into the first Muslim State with a nuclear capability. <B>In his book If I am Assassinated, written from his prison cell, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto revealed how Henry Kissinger had said to him in 1976: "We will make an example of you."[citation needed] Kissinger had warned Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that if Pakistan continued with its nuclear program the Prime Minister would have to pay a heavy price, a statement some take to indicate an American hand in Mr. Bhutto's trial and execution.[citation needed]</b>