Movement of For Restoration of Democracy
After the death of his political mentor Zulfikar Ali Bhutto he wholeheartedly supported his daughter Benazir Bhutto and her struggle against the military dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq. He was a key political figure of Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD) from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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