BANNU: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said here today [Nov 12] that his endeavour was to accelerate the pace of development and solve the problems of the poor people all over the country in order to forge total cohesion and unity in the nation.

Addressing a huge public meeting at the Polo Grounds here — the last of his current extensive mass public tour of NWFP and the adjoining tribal areas — the Prime Minister said his Government has brought about a harmonious balance at the Federal and Provincial levels… .

“We are the true representatives of the Pakhtoons, because we are endeavouring to remove the problems of the poor Pakhtoons”, he declared. Mr. Bhutto also asked as to why the Red Shirts passed the “Bannu resolution” opposing the Pakistan Resolution.

He said the elements trying to exploit the name of Pakhtoons had never been the well-wishers of the Pakhtoons. They had been doing so for ulterior motives. … “If you cannot work for the betterment of the people and cannot be loyal to Pakistan then how can you ask for the support of the people?, he asked, adding that those who cannot accept the sovereignty of Pakistan could not win the hearts of the people.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026