Pakistan Peoples Party Ayub Khan lost at the negotiation table at Tashkent the war that was won

by the Pakistan army supported by the people of Pakistan in 1965. This humiliation enraged the people of Pakistan against the dictator. Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a patriot as he has always been, was left with no choice but to quit the Ayub Government on June 16, 1966. Bhutto was determined to bring down the dictator who had betrayed the nation. To achieve this goal, he needed a political organization and a political platform. He waited for more than a year before he found both; like so many aggrieved politicians before him, he chose to found his own political party. The PPP was launched at its founding convention held in Lahore on November 30 December 01, 1967. At the same meeting, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was elected as its Chairman. Among the express goals for which the party was formed were the establishment of an "egalitarian democracy" and the "application of socialistic ideas to realize economic and social justice". A more immediate task was to struggle against the hated dictatorship of Ayub Khan, who was at the height of his power when the PPP was formed. Basic principles of PPP enshrined:
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Islam is our Faith Democracy is our politics Socialism is our Economy All Power to the People

The Party also promised the elimination of feudalism in accordance with the established principles of socialism to protect and advance the interests of peasantry. When Army rulers refused to transfer power to Awami League, which had won an absolute majority in the national legislature, a bloody civil war broke out in East Pakistan leading to Indian Military intervention defeating Pakistani Army. The humiliated army Generals had to step down. Mr. Bhutto took over as Chief Martial Law Administrator and President. Martial Law was lifted on the following April when interim constitution was passed by the National Assembly within a short span of four months after assuming office.

During its Government from Dec. 20, 1971 to July 5, 1977, the PPP government made significant social and economic reforms that did much to improve the life of Pakistan's impoverished masses. It also gave the country a new Constitution and took many other steps to promote country's economic and political recovery after the disastrous years of military rule. PPP remained the only concrete hope for a better future of the poor masses. Bhutto was symbol of Reform and Reconstruction. Bhutto master minded Pakistan's first Steel Mill, a second Port and commissioned Pakistan's first hydro electric dam on the mighty Indus at Tarbela. He made Pakistan self sufficient in the filed of fertilizers, sugar, and cement. He nationalized Banks and Life Insurance Companies; he also initiated Pakistans Nuclear Programme. 1972 Land Reforms slashed the individual holding to 150 acres of irrigated or 300 acres of un-irrigated land. In 1977 the ceiling was further reduced to 100 acres of irrigated and 200 acres of un-irrigated land. The Islamic Summit was held in Lahore attended by all the heads of Muslim states, thus making Pakistan a center of Islamic Unity. To his credit are the Electrical Mechanical Complex at Wah, The Aeronautic Complex at Kamrah, and The Kahuta Project for Nuclear Bomb. He made education up to Metric free, provided books free to the students, provided allowances to unemployed graduates and two increments to Science Graduates in their salaries, thousands of Government employees who were not confirmed for over 5 to 15 years were confirmed in their jobs. The system of part time government employees was changed to whole time government employees. First May was declared public holiday. The Pakistan Peoples Party through Zulfikar Ali Bhutto proudly takes the whole credit for launching the atomic bomb project in 1972 and held public ceremonies on Youm-e-Takbir (lit. Day of Greatness) day to commemorate the political services of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to established the programme. Since its establishment, the Peoples Party has produced prolific scientists-turned technocrats, most notables including Farhatullah Babar and Mubashir Hassan, and has strong ties with the senior academic scientists who played role to build the atomic bomb project. The Peoples Party's members notably provided their public support Abdul Qadeer Khan against his military debriefings by General Pervez Musharraf in 2004.

In 1995-96, Benazir Bhutto and the Peoples Party launched the computer literacy and centers to have the public to access the use of computers and technology. In 1990, it was the Peoples Party's government in which Pakistan launched its first satellite, Badr-I, making Pakistan first Muslim country to launch the satellite. Benazir Bhutto and furthermore, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Benazir Bhutto also takes credit for establishing, nurturing, and funding the missiles programs, such as Ghauri and Shaheen in 1990s. As part of its science policy, the Peoples Party established the Pakistan Science Foundation in 1973 and helped established the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1976. In recent times, the Peoples Party had adopted privatization and small scale nationalization policies, with centrist economic and socially progressive agenda. The party has also managed to take a stand for the nation through different means. Having the hold of the current government had played a crucial role in giving them the advantage to be able to commence their ideas and plans for a better Pakistan. President Zardari did the nation and Muslim Ummah proud at the UN General Assembly session when he stood tall amidst world leaders to forthrightly present Pakistans case in its correct perspective as well as resonate worldwide condemnation of the blatant act of incitement of hate against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the comity of nations. On October 1 he reiterated the governments commitment to continue working for the welfare and protection of elderly people. In his message on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons said, On this day, I call upon the philanthropists and the affluent members of society to step forward and play their role. Through concerted action by all, the private and the public sector, we can make the lives of elderly more comfortable and meaningful. On the eve of the International Day for Older Persons today, he said, let us reiterate our pledge to accord respect to the older persons as well as provide a congenial environment to them to cope with the challenges of old age. (APP) The government has also taken measure to make Pakistan a polio-free country. On the occasion of the 67th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations he said the democratic government has taken on the challenge to eradicate polio

from the country seriously and hoped that with the support of the international community, Pakistan would be made polio-free country.