HYDERABAD: The People’s Government will not discriminate against any particular region or section of population in affording job opportunities. Right from Khyber down to Karachi all are Pakistanis whether they are Punjabis, Sindhis, Pathans, Baluchis or Mohajirs. This was stated here by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto while addressing an open kutchery … today [Jan 3].

Prime Minister Bhutto said that his Government was doing full justice to all regions of the country. New industries are being set up in all parts of the country and the development planning is being done in a manner which would benefit people of all Provinces. He said that never before in the history of Pakistan such justice was done to the people. …

[Our Staff Correspondent adds,] [PM] Bhutto said that internal strife and groupings led by different Provincial Ministers gave rise to filthy politics to which he would not subscribe at any cost. He said this kind of leg-pulling and manoeuvrings were distasteful and should be given up. … He said the country could not afford to waste time in idle pursuits. Internal bickering … would weaken the country. … He said he did not believe in dirty politics.

Published in Dawn, January 4th, 2025