HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said here today [Oct 26] that general elections would be held according to schedule, adding that Pakistan Peoples Party was ever ready to face the polls as it had roots among the people. He said this time the party would have a new manifesto laying down a forward-looking programme for the advancement of the country.
He was addressing a Press conference. … When his attention was drawn to the statement of Maulana Mufti Mahmood that the Opposition would boycott elections, the Prime Minister replied that such a step would save Maulana from defeat. He made it clear that no party will be prevented from taking part in elections, adding that everyone was free to participate in the polls. — Staff Correspondent
[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Cairo,] the Arab summit conference had resulted in some interesting fringe contacts and talks aimed at “cleansing the atmosphere”, as a spokesman put it.
For the first time since left wing South Yemen became independent nine years ago, its Head of State met that of Saudi Arabia.
King Khalid of Saudi Arabia received South Yemeni President Salem Rubaye Ali twice within 24 hours.
Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2026
