DADU: The solidarity and integrity of Pakistan will be safeguarded at all cost, Prime Minister Bhutto said here today [Jan 27]. He was addressing a large gathering … at the Gymkhana Ground shortly after his arrival here from Larkana… . Mr Bhutto said those who raised the slogan of “Sindhu Desh” should bear in mind there is no alternative to Pakistan. They would not be able to find any sanctuary outside the country. Their future and existence was linked with the future and existence of Pakistan, he declared. Mr Bhutto said an old politician from Dadu district who had raised the slogan of “Sindhu Desh” and was used to [being] garlanded by his followers considered this district his stronghold but during the last elections the people of Dadu district rejected him… . …

The Premier asked the proponents of “Sin­­dhu Desh” to see the condition of Bang­ladesh… . He asked, what price the people of that country were paying … for breaking away… . Referring to the slogans of “Jiye Sind” and “release the students of the language riots”, Mr Bhutto warned that no one could cow down the Government… . — News agencies

Published in Dawn, January 28th, 2024