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...attendance. Prime Ministers Tansu Ciller of Turkey and Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh had both backed out, although their countries were still sending delegations. Herself a Pakistani Muslim, Sadik reassured Bhutto's Foreign Secretary that "all opposing views would be discussed" at the conference. At week's end Islamabad reaffirmed Bhutto's commitment to be in Cairo...
...Islamabad -- A staunch advocate of family planning in her overpopulated homeland, Pakistan's Prime Minister, BENAZIR BHUTTO, appears not to be heeding her own advice. Although the steamy tropical summer has arrived, Bhutto, 40, has taken to wearing coats or heavy gowns in an effort to hide her eight-month pregnancy; the baby is supposed to "announce itself" later this month. Not surprisingly, Pakistan's favorite pun plays off Bhutto's party initials, P.P.P. (Pakistan People's Party): with three children already, she's known as the "Perpetually Pregnant...
...recent weeks, at least regarding these two nations. Pakistan will be asked to prove that it no longer builds nukes -- and to limit its arsenal to the 10 or 15 weapons the U.S. believes it now has. In exchange, Washington will deliver the 38 American-made F-16 jets Islamabad has paid for but hasn't received because of its suspected A-bomb efforts. In North Korea's case, the Administration is willing to live with one or two bombs in exchange for Pyongyang's acceptance of rigorous international inspections that would ensure that no further production takes place...
...also said she was "disappointed" by the outcome. Independent analysts went further: they considered the result disastrous because in the absence of a parliamentary majority, there would probably be no end to the political crisis that has paralyzed Pakistan for the past six months. Said a Western diplomat in Islamabad: "Tragically, Bhutto has come nowhere near winning a workable majority. If she can form a government for the second time, she will become a handmaiden of the army and outside forces...
...over." Among other things, he was referring to the outcome of balloting for Pakistan's four powerful provincial assemblies, which got under way at week's end. Hostile provincial administrations have the power to unite, confining the authority of the national government to virtually within the capital district of Islamabad. As it is, support for Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif reflects the regional divisons that have undermined national stability and independence since 1947. Bhutto's votes came largely from her native province, Sind, where her family retains large landholdings, and from the rural areas of populous Punjab. Naqaz Sharif scored...