During PPP government of Benazir Bhutto, a party worker Alam shah, with no journalistic background was made the editor.

When Benazir decided to side with her husband, Murtaza became a strong critic of the PPP government and the ongoing corruption.

Under successive PPP governments, the United States and Guyana continued to improve relations.

Perhaps more important, the creation of a new army diverted limited resources that could have otherwise been used to enhanced the strong rural development programs of the PPP government.

He remained part of every government since 1998 including Nawaz Sharif and PPP governments.

During the PPP government in Pakistan, 2008-2013, the train service was almost completely finished due to shortage of power vans and locomotives.

He refused to help solve the crisis which put tremendous pressure on PPP government.

He also defended his former comrades in the National Awami Party when they were imprisoned by the PPP government for high treason.

It claimed that more than 600 opposition party members had been detained without trial since the dismissal of the PPP government in August 1990 [see pp. 37652-53].

He also lead a famous intelligence operation named Midnight Jackals, which thwarted a military coupe attempt of the elected PPP government in 1990.