✅ Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007): 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Full Name: Benazir Bhutto
Born:June 21, 1953, in Karachi, Pakistan
Died:December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Education: Harvard University (USA), University of Oxford (UK)
Notable Role:
First woman Prime Minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan)
Served two terms: 1988–1990 and 1993–1996(Dissolved by President Farooq Laghari)
Political Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
Father: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Famous Book:Daughter of the East (also known as Daughter of Destiny)
Death: Assassinated in a terrorist attack during an election rally in Rawalpindi.
Dismissed by:Farooq Leghari(8th President of Pakistan)
Term:14 November 1993 – 2 December 1997
First Baloch to become President of Pakistan
Position: President of Pakistan
Date of Dismissal:5 November 1996
Ironically, Farooq Leghari was a member of her own party (PPP) and was appointed President with her support. The dismissal was again under Article 58(2)(b) of the Constitution.
Question : Pakistan join SEATO in which year-----:
A ) 1951
B ) 1952
C ) 1953
D ) 1954 ✅
Explanation:
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was established through the Manila Pact signed on 8 September 1954, with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. SEATO was officially dissolved on 30 June 1977.
Pakistan joined SEATO on 8 September 1954 to obtain collective security and military assistance from the United States and other Western allies—not specifically “help from the US Army.” Pakistan formally withdrew in 1973 because SEATO had failed to support it during its conflicts with India, particularly the 1965 and 1971 wars.
Correct Timeline
1 July 1951: The Colombo Plan formally began; Pakistan was one of its seven founding members. Colombo Plan
1952: Pakistan joined INTERPOL—International Criminal Police Organization; its headquarters is in Lyon, France.
1952–1953: Pakistan served its first term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
19 May 1954: Pakistan and the United States signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement in Karachi.
8 September 1954: Pakistan became a founding member of SEATO.