April 4 darkest chapter in Pakistan’s history: Umar Rehman Malik

Abdullah Jan

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week said that April 4 was the darkest chapter in Pakistan’s history when tyranny tried to silence the voice of the people, but Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s defiance became eternal.

“April 4, the darkest chapter in Pakistan’s history when tyranny tried to silence the voice of the people, but Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s defiance became eternal,” he said in a statement.

The PPP leader added: “A statesman, a defence strategist, and the architect of Pakistan’s nuclear program, he stood unbowed before injustice. His judicial murder was an attempt to erase him, yet today, his legacy is etched in the soul of this nation.”

Umar Rehman Malik saif the PPP under Bilawal Bhutto Zardari carries his mission forward with unwavering resolve, his vision of a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous Pakistan shall prevail.

“Those who conspired against him have faded into oblivion, but Bhutto remains,” he added.

Nearly five decades ago, on 4th April 1979, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was controversially executed. Recognising his merit on this March 23, 2025, former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the nation’s highest civilian honour. The award, received by his daughter Sanam Bhutto, recognised his contributions to the country, democracy and the people.

Bhutto was executed, following a conviction in a highly controversial murder case, widely condemned for lacking due process. His execution was later regarded as a judicial murder in the country’s history.

Nearly a year ago, Supreme Court judges reviewed the case and concluded that Bhutto’s trial had been unfair, denying him due process at both the trial and appellate levels – an acknowledgment seen as a correction of a historic miscarriage of justice.