Muzafar Bhutto (August 23, 1970 – May 22, 2012; Sindhi: مظفر ڀٽو) was a

Sindhi nationalist Sindhi nationalism (Sindhi language, Sindhi:) is an ideology that claims that the Sindhis, an ethnolinguistic group native to the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Sindh, form a separate nation. After Bangladesh Proclamation ...

politician, who served as the Secretary General of the

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (, ; translation: Jeay Sindh United Front; JSMM ) is one of several major Separatist movements of Pakistan, separatist political parties in Sindh, Pakistan, that advocate for the separation of Sindhudesh from Pakist ...

(JSMM). His body was found at a roadside near Hatri bypass, in

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after he went missing on 25 February 2011. Following his death, JSMM members resorted to heavy aerial firing in different areas of

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. The heavy aerial firing created fear and panic among the people in Sindh and forced many business to close down.

Early life and education

Muzafar Bhutto was born in

Sehwan Sehwan (; ; also commonly referred to as Sehwan Sharif or ''Noble Sehwan'') is a historic city located in Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan situated on the west bank of the Indus River north-west of Hyderabad. The city is renowned ...

Jamshoro Jamshoro (, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi. This city is popula ...

. Bhutto was a graduate of the Mehran University of Engineering Technology and worked at the Power House, Jamshoro but was removed from service following his first disappearance in 2005. Muzafar Bhutto was married to Saima Bhutto and had two sons and one daughter.

Political career

He started his political career by joining peace bringing organisations, JSMM, which was led by Shafi Burfat. The organisation was responsible for being involved in demand for their rights in

Death

Muzafar Bhutto was kidnapped on 25 February 2011 from the national highway near the town of Saeedabad. His dead body was later found stuffed in a gunny bag near Bukhari village in Hyderabad. Following his death, JSMM members resorted to aerial firing in different areas of Sindh, which in turn forced business to close down. The aerial firing also injured many people with one of the injured having been reported to have succumbed to his injuries.

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Early life and education

Political career

Death

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