ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said here categorically that there was ... no ambiguity on the question of mixed economy and that his Government was determined to make it work. Participating in the general debate on the Budget in the National Assembly this evening [June 23], he condemned provincialism that was raising its head once again in the country, and warned that provincialism was responsible for many a catastrophe in the past... . He strongly criticised those who accused him of showing favouritism to people of any particular region, and resolved to go on working for the unity and solidarity of the country. Mr Bhutto also lashed out at those of his partymen who were misguided into making allegations against and maligning their own party.

The Prime Minister regretted the absence of the Opposition from the House during the Budget session which, he said, was always of special importance. ... ...[I]n his ... frank ...

speech, Mr Bhutto defended the economic policies of his Government devaluation of the currency, support of foreign assistance for development and promotion of the concept of mixe d e conomy. Islamabad Bureau