RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tonight [April 11] thanked the people for understanding ... the Government`s decision to increase the issue price of wheat, sugar and vegetable ghee and not falling prey to the machinations of certain elements. In a statement issued here, he said these elements had attempted to distort ...

the hard ... decision of the Government to satisfy their political ambitions. But contrary to their expectations, their call for protest this afternoon after Juma prayers did not, rightly, get a response from the people, he noted. Mr Bhutto assured the people that every effort would be made to prevent unscrupulous elements from exploiting the situation. News agencies [Meanwhile, as reported by our staff reporter,] police have arrested one Meera Khan of Peshawar in connection with the bomb blast in the offices of `DAWN` on March 31 last. It is learnt that the Crimes Branch which is investigating this case has detained three other suspects who are being subjected to an intense interrogation. A police party is also stated to have gone to Sukkur on a `hot lead`. Sources said police will soon be able to round up the entire gang involved in this case.