MINGORA: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto declared here today [July 12] that Pakistan wished Afghanistan well and would never commit aggression against her, but at the same time if Afghanistan dared to attack Pakistan then it would get such a reply as would be remembered in the annals of history. Addressing a huge public meeting ... Mr. Bhutto told the slogan-raising crowd ... that this time victory would be of Pakistan and Pakistan would not ask for a cease-fire.
He declared: `Either we will emerge victorious or we will die fighting.
The Prime Minister said he would still urge the Afghan rulers to live like brothers.
... He asked the people not to feel unduly concerned and leave the matter of the country`s security ... in his hands. As long as he was alive he would not let any harm come to Pakistan. ... Talking of the Pakhtoonistan stunt,Mr.Bhuttosaidinfact`Pakhtoonistan` had already been established as complete provincial autonomy had been assured under Pakistan`s Constitution. ... Mr. Bhutto devoted the major portion of his ... speech to his scathing attack on the NAP and the JUI for their anti-people utterances. ... He named Wali Khan for ... hobnobbing with Sardar Daud Khan. Special correspondent