Raja Anwar

Raja Anwar

Raja Anwar is a Pakistani journalist and writer,born in Darkali Sher Shahi a village ,near Kllar Syedan (Rawlpindi district). He was a fiery student leader in the sixties and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was made a minister by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's populist government (1971-76).Raja Anwar escaped to Afghanistan after Bhutto was toppled by a right-wing military coup led by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.

In Kabul, Raja Anwar joined Bhutto's elder son, Murtaza Bhutto, and formed Al-Zulfiqar, a leftist insurgency and terrorist organization committed to topple the Zia dictatorship.

Raja Anwar had a falling with Murtaza over the later's controversial terror tactics and wanted to return to Pakistan and help Murtaza's sister, Benazir Bhutto's political struggle against Zia.

He was thrown into a Kabul jail by the Soviet-backed Afghan government on the request of Murtaza. He was released in 1985 after Murtaza shifted his operations to Syria.

Unable to return to Pakistan due to his connections with Al-Zulfiqar, Raja Anwar found political asylum in Germany where he lived till the assassination of Zia-ul-Haq in 1988.

Raja Anwar today lives in Pakistan and writes for various progressive Urdu newspapers.

See also

*Pakistan Peoples Party
*Al-Zulfiqar
*Murtaza Bhuttoddf

External links

* [http://www.desistuff.co.uk/Confirm.asp?id=000681 Desi Stuff]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Anwar — is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Muslim World: the male given name Anwar (), meaning luminous ; or the female given name Anwār (), meaning a collection of lights. Both names may also be encountered as… …   Wikipedia

  • Raja Petra Kamarudin — Infobox Monarch | name = Balddick Raja Petra Kamarudin title =Prince of Selangor caption =Raja Petra Kamarudin (pictured July 2007) has been investigated by the police for comments posted on his website, Malaysia Today. In the background is Raja… …   Wikipedia

  • Anwar Ibrahim — This is a Malay name; the name Ibrahim is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anwar. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP …   Wikipedia

  • Raja SC Mullick Road — Gariahat Road becomes Raja SC Mullick road from the intersection of Prince Anwar Shah Road Connector and traverses mainly through Jadavpur and then the inner parts of south Kolkata and ends at Garia, where it meets the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose… …   Wikipedia

  • Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat — Filmdaten Originaltitel Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat Produktionsland Indien …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nurul Izzah Anwar — This is a Malay name; the name Anwar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nurul Izzah. Yang Berhormat Lembah Pantai Nurul Izzah Anwar …   Wikipedia

  • Muhammad Anwar Khan — Allegiance  Pakistan Service/branch …   Wikipedia

  • Prince Anwar Shah Road — has been named after Prince Gulam Mohammed Anwar Shah, one of Tipu Sultan s 12 sons. LocalitiesTaking a peep into history, in the aftermath of the death of Tipu Sultan, during the battle of Mysore, the then British rulers threw all the dozen sons …   Wikipedia

  • Rameez Raja — Infobox Cricketer nationality = Pakistani country = Pakistan country abbrev = PAK name = Rameez Raja picture = cricket no pic.png batting style = Right handed batsman (RHB) bowling style = Right handed legbreak tests = 57 test runs = 2833 test… …   Wikipedia

  • Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan — Major General (retd) Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, (born 9 May, 1945 in Tain, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir) is a career soldier and politician who served as the President of Azad Kashmir 25 August, 2001 to 23 August, 2006. He was replaced by Raja… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”