UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council having considered at its emergency meeting the situation in South Africa unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Government of the Republic of South Africa for the mass violence against African population and for the killings of the opponents of racial discrimination. Having affirmed that the apartheid policy, pursued by the South African regime, is a crime against conscience and human dignity … the [UNSC] called on the Government … to take urgent steps to eliminate apartheid… . South African Ambassador Roelf F. Botha, defying the Council, said his Government would not take “outside dictation” on … its “domestic affairs”. — News agencies
[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from London,] Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was apparently the last foreign distinguished guest to have been received in Peking by Chairman Mao Tsetung, according to … reports. Last week a number of prominent Western [media] quoted a statement by a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Minister … that “the Central Committee of our party has decided not to arrange meetings of Chairman Mao to receive foreign distinguished guests”.
Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2026