Bhutto Sy Nawaz Sharif Tak: Hakoomatein Kaisay Girai Gai? | The Big Question ft Saeed Mehdi | S2 Ep6

What really happened in the final hours before Bhutto’s execution? What was happening behind the scenes? And how were the major events of Pakistan’s history shaped? In this episode, TCM’s Wahid Ali sits down with Saeed Mehdi, a former bureaucrat who has been a direct witness to some of Pakistan’s most defining moments, including Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s hanging, Gen Zia’s era, and the 1999 coup. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:02 - Bureaucracy in the Gen Ayub Era 00:08:28 - How Were the Elections in 1970? 00:10:20 - How The Between Gen Zia & Bhutto Started 00:13:29 - Why Did PNA Agitation Succeed Against Bhutto? 00:19:40 - Did Someone Instigate Gen Zia to Takeover? 00:21:40 - What Was Bhutto Doing Before His Arrest? 00:24:30 - The Last Meeting Between Bhutto & Gen Zia 00:31:32 - What Happened During Bhutto’s Trial? 00:42:03 - Why Did Bhutto Refuse to File a Mercy Petition? 00:46:00 - The Day Before Bhutto’s Hanging 00:51:12 - How Did Gen Zia React to Bhutto’s Death? 00:53:51 - Was Gen Zia Fine With Benazir Bhutto’s Return? 00:57:00 - What Happened When Benazir Bhutto Returned? 00:59:11 - Meeting With Benazir & Gen Zia’s Reaction 01:06:58 - How Was the Junejo Government Removed? 01:13:59 - Did Gen Zia Predict His Death? 01:18:02 - The Aftermath of Gen Zia’s Death 01:22:47 - Why Didn’t Gen Aslam Beg Impose Martial Law? 01:24:38 - Benazir Bhutto’s Rise as PM of Pakistan 01:29:13 - Why Was PPP Govt Removed in 1990? 01:31:54 - What Led to the Rift In Nawaz Sharif & the President? 01:33:15 - Was Gen Waheed Kakar Involved in Politics? 01:37:24 - Why Did Nawaz Sharif Remove Gen Jehangir Karamat? 01:47:00 - How Did Gen Musharraf Become Army Chief? 01:49:06 - Was Leadership on the Same Page for Nuclear Tests? 01:50:50 - The Call Between Indian PM Vajpayee & Nawaz Sharif 01:54:06 - Kargil War, Fateh-e-Kashmir, & Civil-Military Relations 01:57:43 - Were All Forces on the same page for the Kargil War? 01:59:51 - Why Did Nawaz Sharif Consult the U.S. for Ceasefire? 02:03:21 - The Rift Between Nawaz Sharif & Gen Musharraf 02:11:55 - What Was Happening Behind the 1999 Coup? 02:20:12 - Arrests of Close Associates of Nawaz Sharif 02:26:16 - Meeting with Gen Musharraf After 2002 02:30:48 - Are Bureaucrats Forced to Rig Elections? ___________________________________ TCM’s journey since 2017 has been about telling stories that people want to hear, which mainstream media has been neglecting for decades. We want to disrupt the status quo by delivering engaging content that empowers impassioned voices and impacts social change. We are defined by integrity, grit, and ingenuity, and this is what drives us. Support independent journalism in Pakistan and get exclusive access to the full-length version of our videos:   / thecentrummedia   ------------------- Subscribe to TCM Original: https://bit.ly/2A3pOXz Subscribe to TCM: https://bit.ly/2Tu6AkW ------------------- Follow us on Facebook:  / tcmoriginalsofficial   Facebook:   / thecentrummedia   Facebook:   / tcmred   Tiktok:   / tcmoriginals   Twitter:   / thecentrummedia   Instagram:   / thecentrummedia   Instagram:   / tcmoriginals   Instagram:   / tcmredofficial   WhatsApp Channel : https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDQ... ------------------- Join our Facebook community: https://bit.ly/35oeLVs ------------------- Website: http://thecentrummedia.com ------------------- About The Centrum Media The Centrum Media (TCM) has the credit of Pakistan’s first digital news network specializing in visual storytelling. Being a premier online platform, TCM strives to enhance the online experience of the new generation, ranging from hard news to feature stories. TCM creates original content and curates simultaneously from multiple sources. We will take you where the real stories happen but often go untold and unseen in the shortest possible time having more information. Unlike the traditional media, TCM aims at sharing diverse stories across multi-platforms aimed at the people who consume news through mobile and social stream. We take up the challenge in the digital arena to present the news in the most imaginative and innovative ways. Your on-the-go lifestyle forces us to bring the news directly to your pocket devices.