Zia Dedicates Steel Mill
United Press International
KARACHI, Pakistan —
President Zia ul-Haq on Tuesday dedicated Pakistan’s biggest industrial project, a $1.62-billion steel mill built with Soviet assistance. The Soviet Union contributed an estimated $377 million to the project and has kept scores of advisers in the country to oversee work.
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