- Nov 9, 1974 – Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri’s car attacked – unknown assailants
- Kasuri escaped the attack but not his father, Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan
- Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri – vocal critic of Bhutto and his government
- Kasuri was a PPP member, and member of parliament, later joined the rival political bloc
- 1977 General Election – winner Bhutto was accused of electoral fraud
- Pakistan saw widespread violence by the rival party supporters
- 5th July 1977 – deposed, arrested by General Zia
- March 18, 1978 – Lahore High Court order – to be hanged
- Convicted for the murder of Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan
- February 6, 1979 – Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejects Bhutto’s appeal
- March 24, 1979 – review petition turned down
- General turned President Zia – decided not to interfere
- April 4, 1979 – Bhutto was hanged in Rawalpindi jail