The World - News from Feb. 29, 1988

President Zia ul-Haq called Parliament into emergency session to debate whether Pakistan should sign an accord with Afghanistan on a Soviet troop withdrawal or hold out for a transitional Afghan government. Parliament convened after officials disclosed that support from Iran and other allies of Pakistan was weakening for Islamabad’s demand for an interim government. Zia has warned of a blood bath if transition leaders, including members of the Muslim resistance, are not chosen to replace current Afghan officials before Soviet troops are withdrawn.