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News Headlines:
- Coalition Govt. at Centre. Amin to be prime Minister, Bhutto Vice Primer Minister.
- Napalm bombs dropped on Dacca.
- Curfew from 5 pm. to 5 am..
- 3 IAF planes shot down and two damaged over Dacca.
- Chhamb captured.
- 275 bodies recovered from Adamjeenagar Housing colony.
- Nurul Amin meets President.
- Bhutto meets President.
- 112 civilians killed at Karachi.
- Emergency session of UN Assembly to try to obtain ceasefire.
- Protest rallies, hartals.
- Bhutan recognises Bangladesh.
- West Bengal Hindus started coming out in true colors.
- India stands exposed. Bangladesh issue her own creation.
- Food situation discussed in cabinet sub-
body. - Varsity teachers condemn Indian aggression.
- Civil Defence sub-
committee meets. - Indiscriminate strafing of civil population and hospital.
- UN relief operation suspended in East Pakistan.
- Morale of city dwellers high.
- All-
Party Committee of Action formed. - Special prayers for victory.
- Bank robbed.
- Nixon appreciates Yahya's efforts to reduce tension.
- Terrible retribution if IAF do not stop raids on civilians.
- Peking Radio denounces Indian recognition of Bangladesh.
Other Headlines:
- Use of force by India. Nixon expresses great concern.
- US suspends credits to India.
- Turkish PM calls for cease fire.
- Brezhnev calls for peaceful settlement.
- Isolated And exposed. (editorial).
- In the Family (Editorial).
- Captured pilots disillusioned.
- OAU calls for a halt to belligerency.
- Ziauddin in Jakarta.
- Cease-
fire between India- Pakistan is urges : Frace. - Soviet action incompatiable with its policy of professed peace.
- New Zealand ready to be on observer team.
- UCP called to defend sacred soil of Pakistan.
- Call to preserve ideology.
- Libya's full support for Pakistan.
- India breaks promise.
- UN aid to Pak refugees: Cut in US contribution.
- Indonesia prepared to after good offices.
Rawalpindi, Dec. 7 (PPI) : President Gen. A. M. Yahya Khan has decided to set up a coalition government at the centre, it was officially announced here tonight.
Mr. Nurul Amin leader of the United Coalition Party will be the Prime Minister and Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party as Vice Prime Minister.
The President Gen. A. M. Yahya Khan in a statement said that in view of the war and consequent difficulties in communication between the two wings he (President) had decided to set up the government at the centre now. Further that the members of the central Government will be drawn from the elected representatives of the two wings as decided upon by the leaders of the coalition Government.
Following is the text of the President's statement.
`I have called upon Mr. Nurul Amin and Mr. Z.A. Bhutto to from a coalition government at the centre with Mr. Nurul Amin as the Prime Minister and Mr. Bhutto as the vice Prime Minister.
"I view of the war and consequent difficulties in communications between the two wings of the country. I have decided to set up the government at the centre now, which was to be formed after the 27th of December. The members of the Government will be drawn from the elected representatives of the two wings as decided upon by the leader of the coalition Government.
Indian warplanes yesterday dropped napalm bombs on Dacca, thus violating the Geneva Agreement on the use of napam, writes Altaf Yaunr App's war correspondent, reports APP.
The correspondent says : "My information is that only two napam bombs were dropped yesterday but the possibility of the use of the napam in other battle zones of East Pakistan cannot be ruled out.
He further says, "This shows restless and frustrated the Indians must be feeling
after their dream of capturing East Pakistan in no time has faded out. Their airforce
although equipped with superior Soviet built aircraft like MIG-
In their desperation to show to their own people and as also to the world at large
that their of repeated claim of an easy walk over in East Pakistan in the event of
an Indo-
3 Raids over Dacca.
Meanwhile in three air raids over Dacca yesterday Indian pilots yesterday again exhibited their cowardice and nervousness yesterday they tried new angle to hit Dacca Airport. They had made abortive strikes from the south and the east in previous three days of war. Yesterday they made strikes from the northern side.
Scared of Ack-
Their fear of the Pakistani anti-
As per order of sub-
Anti-
Our gunners showed extra-
According to official sources Indian aircraft yesterday napalm bomb against civilian population in Dacca and Mymensingh districts. They dropped 12 napalm bombs in and around Dacca city. Thirteen bombs were dropped in Haluaghat and eight in the Jamalpur areas of Mymensingh district.
Although the exact loss of life among civilian population is being ascertained, it is likely to be heavy.
Rwalpindi, Dec. 7 (APP), AFP PPI) : Chhamb across the cease fire line in Jammu and Kashmir has fallen to the Pakistani troops.
According to the latest reports, our troops are continuing their advance beyond the river Tawi. A large number of enemy tanks were destroyed and ammunition dumps captured by our troops during the operations.
In capturing Chham for the Second time our valiant Armed Forces have repeated the
history of 1965 break-
A New Delhi message, adds : The Indian Defence Minister Jagjivan Rawin told Parliament today :
There has been intense pressure in the Chhamb sector. we have with drawn our troops to prepare positions on the river Maunawar Tawi.
Indian forces in the Chhamb sector of Jammu were forced to give ground today and India's communications with Kashmir appeared threatened.
The Indian troops pulled back, as the Pakistan Army attacked in strength, field
reports said.
16 Tanks destroyed.
According to the latest reports from the sialkot area our troops have destroyed
16 enemy tanks in Pukhlean.
In Jessore in East Pakistan, our troops have vacated the Benapol position under heavy enemy pressure. They are trying to establish alternative positions. similar reports have also been received from the Brahmanbaria area. The situation . how ever, is still very confused.
In addition to the two Indian SU-
An Indian Hunter attacked the Non-
The Indian Air Force made a napam attack at the PAP' base, Dacca today. A number of persons were burnt and injured.
The Pakistan Air Force has been giving close support to Pakistan Army since the early hours of this morning Indian aircraft have been engaged by PAF fighters over battle areas.
Two hundred and seventy. five bodies of men, women and children of all ages had been recovered until yesterday after noon from the debris of The Adamjeenagar Housing colony which were the target of wanton and indiscriminate shelling by the raiding Indian warplanes in the early hours of Saturday, writes APP's war correspondent Iqbal Ali Khan.
The correspondent in his eye witness account of the scene of destruction writes :
One could hardly imagine that the aggressor could go to this extent by killing the
innocent citizens by her machines of destruction I visited the site of destruction
yesterday afternoon in the company of some foreign journalists T. V. and Radio newsmen
and cameramen. 'Adamjeenagar' house the workers of the Adamjee Jute Mills, world's
largest jute textile complex located about nine miles from Dacca on the Dacca-
It was indeed a terrible scene with survivours of the victims rummaging the rubble for the bodies
of their Kith and Kin.
The Manager of the Mills Mr. Nasir Abbs Zaidi told me that 275 bodies had so far been recovered from the debris while another 150 persons were admitted with body wounds to the Dacca medical college Hospital, Mitford Hospital, Victoria Hospital etc.
Mr. Zaidi and Mr. Nasir Ahmad Mira, Aslo a Manager of the Mills took us round the wrecked house. There are two sections of the Adamjeenagar one comprises the 'Pucca' quarters while the other consists of hutments and other 'Kitcha' structures.
The former bore the burnt of the shelling.
There are in all about 1900 housing units out of which about 450 units, mostly two-
Mass Grave.
As soon as we entered the main gate of the mills we saw a funeral procession coming out of the workers colony. We were told that was the body of a worker just extricatd from keep of ruins. The dead were burried in the mass grave, about a couple of miles from the main mill.
The surviving members of the affected families raised mak shift shelters along the river side down the mill. Some of the injured persons were lying on cots. I approached an aged man, Baboo Jan, who had received splinter injuries and asked his account of the tragedy.
Baboo Jan, about 55, who works in the jute mill as a weaner, told me "Janab : I along with members of my family was juast asleep on the night between Friday arid Saturday when around 3 a.m. we heard a laud beem and immediately after that there were shrieks and wailling by children and women Roof of my quarter gave way and wals were badly damaged. The members of the family got trapped under the debris who were later taken out with severe injuries.
Thirty-
About Razzak, another worker of the mill, told me that he was on rescue mission following the first explosion when another bomb was pounded by the Indian planes.
The second bomb, however, exploded at some distance. A splinter hit him in the head while the other pierced into his shoulder.
An educated person who was probably from the clerical staff of the mill told me that it looked as if Indian fighter planes had become cargo planes whose sole aim was to unload the cargo unload the cargoffigo go .... meaning ammunition and explosives) by dumping them on the civilian population.
The Indian attack on the workers colony and the big loss of the human lives has, however, not dampened the spirit of the workers to face the enemy's challenge, condemning the enemy's action, some of the inmates of the colony told the visiting journalists that they were prepared to suffer still worst for the defence of their motherland. Indian wants to demoralise the civilian population of Pakistan by resorting to such inhuman and barbarous acts of aggression. She is grossly mistaken Our morale is higher to face the Indian challenge, they told us.
At the end of the visit, the journalists boarded their vehicles leaving the site, they were seen off by the crowd, comprising mostly members of the affected families who raised the slogans of `Dushman ko kutchal do, president Yahya Khan zindabad and General Niazi Zindabad.
Rawallindi, Dec. 7 (PPI) : Mr. Nurul Amin, Chief of the United Coalition Party, had a meeting with president A. M Yahya Khan at the President's House here this morning.
Rawalpindi, Dec. 7 (APP) : Mr. Z. A. Bhutto, Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party had a meeting with the President, General A. M. Yahya Khan, at the President's House here today.
Karachi, Dec. 7 (PPI) : Lt. Gen. Gul, Governor of sind visited early this morning Agra Taj, colony, Masan Road, Baghdadi and Bihar Colony, where the enemy planes on Monday night dropped bombs on civilian population killing at least 112 persons while the number of injured for exceeded the casualties.
The Governor also visited civil Hospital and talked to the injured persons in various wards.
209 casualty.
APP adds : An official spokesman this afternoon said civilian casualties caused by Indian air attacks on the populated areas of Karachi stood at 209, of whom 74, including women and children were total, while another 75 were seriously injured.
The spokesman said the figures was expected to rise as rescue squads recovered more bodies from the debris.
He said a total of 108 casualties were admitted to the civil Hospital after Indian bombs Landed on residential houses in the Bihar and adjacent Agra Taj colonies late last night.
Of these, 41 were already dead on arrival while three other died soon after they were admitted to the hospital.
Another 32 persons were admitted to the hospital with serious injuries while 30 persons were discharged after treatment.
Another 29 persons were admitted to the Jinnah Hospital with serious injuries inflicted by the Indian bombing of the Agra Taj and Bihar colony.
According to initial estimates, about two dozen houses and hutments were totally destroyed in the Agra Taj and Bihar colonies by the Indian bombs, while many others were substantially damaged.
Rescue Squads.
Rescue squads and volunteers were working to clear the rubble and were pumping water out of the bombs' craters, where it is feared more bodies may be found. Municipal teams were busy in restoring electricity and water connections. as hundreds of interested people who has flocked to the scene watched from nearby and occassionally lent a helping hand.
A number of horse driven victoria and private cars were destroyed or received varying degrees of damage.
The Indian bombs also killed about one dozen buffalos, the spokes man added.
He said no millitary installation of any kind was damaged in the Indian air raid last night and in fact no Indian bomb even landed near any such installations.
People Angry.
Residents of the Bihar and Agra Taj colonies when asked expressed deep anger and indignation at the barbarous Indian attacks on unarmed civilians.
Qazi Mohammad Hasan, Resident of 36/3, Misson Road, Bihar colony, whose house is
immediately adjacent to the one destroyed by a direct hit by an Indian bomb, said
the Indian pilots, demoralised by the crushing blows inflicted on them by Pakistani
anti-
He said this would only deepen the hatred of the Pakistani people for the Indian invaders and sharpen their desire to inflict even harder blows at the aggressors.
According to the official spokesman, about 30 of the civilian fatalities were women and miner children, including babies in arms. Besides, many other women and children were seriously injured.
Relief work in the area is progressing at full speed, the spokesman added.
500 Pounder Bomb.
PPI. adds : At least 50 people are believed dead many more injured by Indian bombing in Bihar colony in Masan Road here last night.
One of the bombs, believed to be a 500 pounder hit a double storeyed house and sank deep into the ground, creating a fifteen foot crater on the ground.
Hardly 50 yards away, a second bomb hit another single-
Eye-
10 killed in Lahore.
APP. Reports from lahore that ten persons were killed and five others injured, one seriously when a dud bomb suddenly exploded near Mahmood Booti Bund here yesterday.
It is stated that one of the victims had earlier picked up the shell from the wreckage of an Indian war plane shot down near village Awan Dhai.He was hammering the bomb to separate the copper part of it in the presence of others, when it suddenly went off. Among the dead were four brothers. rehmat, Mohammad Ali, Safdar Ali and Mohammad Den. The other killed included Mohammad Ikram, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Anwar (all brothers), Mohammad M. Rahman Mohammad Jameel and Mohammad Inayt.
The condition of Rafiq who was injured is reported to be serious.
United Nations, Dec. 7 (Reuter) : The Security Council, Paralysed by vetoes, last
night decided to let an emergency meeting of the 131 nation General Assembly try
to obtain an India-
Eleven members including the US and China voted for the resolution to transfer the question to the Assembly.
Russia, Britain, France and Poland abstained.
The Council acted when it became apparent that none of the resolutions designed to bring about a ceasefire could pass.
Russia vetoed two of them yesterday and another one put in today faced the negative vetoes of Russia, China and the US and was not pressed to a vote.
The Soviet delegate Mr. Jacob Malik, with held a ceasefire proposal of his own when it became certain that it also would fail.
Somalian Resolution
Somali Ambassador Abdul Rahim Abby Faran Formally introduced the resolution last
night which invoked the so-
There is no right of veto in the Assembly, but as Mr. Malik and French Ambassador Jacques Kosciousko Morizet both pointed out, Assembly resolutions are only recommendior for action while Council resolutions on questions of peace and war may be mandatory.
Kishareganj, Dec. 7 (APP) : Complete hartal was observed here yesterday in protest against the Indian total war of aggression against Pakistan.
All shops, hats and bazars, Government and semi government offices remained closed.
All kinds of vehicles were off the roads throughout the day.
Processions were taken out on the main road throughout the day.
Processions were taken out on the main roads chanting slogans against naked Indian aggression and congratulating the Pakistan armed forces for defending the integrity of Pakistan.
The hartal was called by the subdivisional peace Committee.
Chapai Nawabganj.
A big procession was brought out on Saturday under the auspices of central peace Committee in protest against the Indian naked aggression on Pakistan.
The processionists paraded the main through fares of the town raising full-
A meeting was also held was addressed by the elite of the town. A procession was also brought out a Amnura.
Bhutan, Dec. 7 (AFP) : Bhutan an Indian protectorate today announced its recognition of Bangladesh.
The West Bengal Hindus have started coming out in their true colors in border areas at East Pakistan vacated by Pakistan troops under Pakistan's overall defence. strategy in this province writes APP's war correspondent Altaf Yawar.
Quoting intelligence reports received in Dacca from these areas the correspondent
says : Masquerading as men of so-
They extort money from the inhabitants and it some one declines to pay he is beaten up. Those who say they do not possess any money or asked to give something in kind, like ornaments, costly clothes, sugar or any other agricultural produce. On the innocent inhabitants hesitancy or reluctance to satisfy their greed, the goondas loot their belongings.
Arson and Rape.
There also have been cases of arson and rapes of young Muslim women. The inhabitants who question the goondas identity or antecedents are severely beaten. There have also been cases where the local population offered to follow their orders provided the goondas brought the real Mukti Bahini men' in front of them to endorse their demands. Such people are plainly and blently told by goondas that the Bahini men were no more free now that the Indian army had paid very heavy cost by invading and occupying the areas. You should forget Mukti men. Now it is our rage here the goondas tell them. In some villages the Hindu goondas of west Bengal have blown up bridges leading out to adjoining villages protected by Pakistan Army as a punitive measure.' They give them threats that if they crossed into adjoining areas they would be instantly killed.
A emergent meeting of the working Committee of the Jamaat-
The working Committee, according to a press release, was of the opinion that they
launching an all out war against Pakistan India has exposed to the whole world that
so-
The meeting expressed its gratitude to Allah Almighty for giving our valiant armed forces and the nation strength and courage to repulse Indian aggression. The meeting held the view that the determination for resolutely fighting the enemy expressed by the President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan in his recent broadcast to the nation correctly reflected the willingness of the 12 crore people for crushing the enemy once for all and assured the President that our people will consider no sacrifice too great to depend the integrity and solidarity of the country.
The meeting appealed to all perform the duty of jehad indi-
The meeting also congratulated the peace loving friendly countries including Muslim nations for extending support to Pakistan and urging upon India to vacate illegal aggression.
The meeting took a very serious view to the failure of certo refrain from committing again big power to compel Indian aggression against Pakistan and considered that this is in clear violation of their professed policy of peace and tranquility.
The Working Committee expressed its shock and condemnation also for rusing veto in Security Council by Soviet Russia against the U. S. peace proposal. By blocking the U. S. proposal, the meeting further felt, which was of course inadequate as it failed to blame. The aggressor, the Soviet Russia has shown her unwillingness to see peace and tranquility in the sub continent.
The meeting urged upon the bosses of Kremlin to readlise the grave consequences of their policy and to refrain from helping the aggressor.
The first meeting of the cabinet Sub-
The members of the sub-
The meeting inter alia, assessed the overall food situation which was considered satisfactory and mooted measures for movement of food grains to various distribution points. Important decisions to maintain supply of foodgrains. wherever necessary, were also taken in the meeting.
The dastardly and naked Indian aggression on the sacred soil of Pakistan was strongly condemned in a resolution adopted at a general meeting of the teachers of the University of Dacca held yesterday, a DU press release said, reports PPI.
The meeting concluded with a prayer to Almighty Allah that. lie in his infinite mercy,
give us courage and strength to over-
The Civil Defence sub-
A special Cabinet meeting held last week under the Chairmanship of the Governor constituted
various Cabinet Sub-
The Civil Defence sub Committee reviewed various measures already under taken in matters of civil Defence including air raid precaution rescue work and medical aid. A programme was chalked out to intensify civil defence efforts.
Rawalpindi, Dec. 7 (APP) : The Indian aircraft last night dropped two bombs in the vicinity of the central Government Hospital causing widespread damage to the hospital building and distress to the patients.
The explosion which took place at about 11. P.M. Smashed the window-
The Medical Superintendent of the Hospital colonel. Hayat took a group of journalists to the different wards which were affected by the explosion.
The journalists were also shown a piece of bomb nose weighing about 22 pounds which had fallen on the lawn in front of the hospital.
The journalists later visited the place where two bombs were thrown by the
enemy.
The enemy last night also strafed a number of houses including a petrol pump on
the Raza shah Pahlevi Road.
The chowkidar of the petrol pump, Mir. Hashim, who hails from Murree, was injured. He was struck by the splinter in his left leg. Mir Hashem, aged 74, got his leg bandaged and is fine.
Indiscriminate strafing of civil population and hospital speak of enemy's tales of Barbarism. Being convinced of the Pakistan Air Force night and accurate attack on the enemy bases the Indian Air Force pilots are following the policy of creating panic among the civilians. But the fact is that the brave Pakistan's are not at all afraid of enemy's straffing.
Their morale is high. The chowkider, Mr. Hashem who fell victim to the enemy attack told newsmen that while he was at his work the enemy aircraft strafed the petrol pump wounding him in the leg. The beareded, tall and white complexioned, Mir Hashem told newsmen, the enemy is too coward. I am an old and have spent 25 years in the Army. I am still prepared to fight the enemy and teach him a lesson I do not care for my own life. My country is more precious to me than my life.
United Nations, Dec. 7 (Reuter) : Secretary General U Thant reported to the U. N. General Assembly yesterday that the activities of the U. N. relief operation in East Pakistan (UNEPRO) had been suspended on his instructions.
In a statement read to the Assembly by under secretary General Constantion A Stavropoulos, that declared : In a situation of active hostilities it was impossible to move supplies and there was no practical possibility of ensuring the safety of the international staff.
Thant's statement said also he was no longer in a position to assure donors that the relief supplies would reach those for whom they were intended.
His statement was read to the Assembly a few moments after it had adopted a draft resolution endorsing the establishment of UNEPRO.
The resolution requested Thant and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince
Sadruddin Aga Khan to continue their efforts to co-
The secretary General's statement said before the tragic events of the last few days the UN humanitarian effort in East Pakistan had been making good progress.
UNEPRO had developed the capacity to provide about 200,000 tons of food monthly for
the relief of the distressed population, and to co-
Pledyes and payments had been received from a number of governments totalling about 100 million dollars in cash and kind. Uthant said he was currently making every effort to arrange for the evacuation by air from Dacca of remaining UN personnel, numbering 46 and consular personnel and families and other international personnel numbering about 260 in all.
He expressed deep appreciation to the Canadian Government for making an aircraft available for the evacuation.
Uthant said necessary arrangements were being made for UNEPRO to be in a position to resume its humanitarian operation as soon as conditions permit.
An official of the International labour organisation a resident of East Pakistan remained in Dacca and would act as custodian of UNEPRO premises and equipment, staging areas had been established in Singapore and Bangkok, and all incoming shipments of humanitarian relief supplies were for the present being diverted to Singapore, thant said.
The UN released today the text of a note from the west German observer mission to Thant, dated last Friday, which said the Federal Government had decided to make available to UNEPRO and additional 10 million Deutschmarks.
(By Our Staff Reporter)
The sneaky India air raids over Dacca city and her civilian population has tempered the determination of the people to defeat the aggressor to the great dismay of the bloody aggressor the morale of the people are very high.
The news of fresh victories by our valiant Armed Forces from different war fronts both in East and West Pakistan has created lots of enthusiasm among them. Despite severely air raids by Indian aggressors over Dacca in which they miserably
failed the city is just normal and the people have taken the undeclared war against their motherland with cool determination.
The total inefficiency, cowardice and meanness display by Indian pilots while attacking mostly the civilian population has punched in unshakable faith in the people in the will of God.
While moving around various parts of the city yesterday. I found life all around continuing in almost routine manner. The shops were open and there were quite a rush of customers. I did not see the shutters of the shops down even during when the air raid over Dacca was on.
The main shopping centers in the city functioned normally : Crowded Baitul Mukarram,
Finnal Avenue, Stadium, New Market, Sadarghat, Patuatoli and Chowkbazar for normal
purchases. The turnout of small raders in Chowkbazar which is the centre of whole-
The prices of some of the essential commodities have stabilised. Fresh stock of vegetable meat beef and other consumer good was available in sufficient quantity. The prices of winter vegetables which was selling at a prohibitive price is now selling at almost half the price compared to that of the last week. Eggs and chickens are also available in plenty.
Like the shopping centres and the kutcha markets offices and other public places remained open and functioned normally.
The educational institutions have been closed.
Children were found busy in this normal games and greatly enjoyed the air raids. while moving in old Dacca I found a group of youngsters playing the game of wars in which the Indian side was subjected to unkindest humiliation. A good number of grown ups standing nearby were enjoying the game and the sense of humour of the youngsters.
The members of the Armed Forces were cheered from wherever they passed in the city Groups of people were found discussing the latest news from the war fronts and lauding the great fight put up by our heroic Armed Forces.
A 17 member All Party Committee of Action was formed at an emergency meeting of all political organisations yesterday to help, and coordinate measures initiated by the government in view of the present situation, reports APP.
Khan A Sabur, Secretary General of the Pakistan Qayyum Muslim league was elected
convenor of the All-
The Committee will function with closest co-
The All-
Khan A. Sabur and Ibrahim Hossain MPA PML (Qayyum), Saifur Rahamn of KSP, Dr. Osman
Ali Mohajir groups, Kazi Gholam Ahmed and embadul Islam of labour group, Moulana
Ashraf Ali and Syed Mnzurul Ahsan, of Nezam-
The committee has the power to coopt more members.
(By Our Staff Reporter)
Special prayers were held in city mosques yesterday after Zohr namaz for the victory of our gallant Armed forces in defeating the wanton Indian aggression against Pakistan.
The prayers were held in response to an appeal by the East Pakistan Governor
Dr. A. M. Malik.
Four armed miscreants yesterday morning raided a branch of a local bank and decamped with Rs. 23,000 at gun point, reports PPI.
This is the fifth bank robbery in and around the city during the last six weeks and first in the current month.
According to the bank officials, four youngmen armed with automatic weapons entered the shahbag Branch of the Eastern Mercantile Bank and robbed it off.
They made good their way in a white volkwsay on.
The Ramna Police registered a case and investigation was proceeding. No arrest was made so far, Police added.
Washington, Dec. 7(AFP) : President Nixon today praised President Yahya of Pakistan
for his efforts to find a political solution to the East Pakistan problem and reduce
tension on the Indian sub-
Mr. Nixon's tribute to Pakistan was made on the occasion of the presentation of credentials by New Pakistani Ambassador Agha Mohammad Raza.
"We have followed with sympathetic interest the efforts of the Government and people of Pakistan to achieve amicable settlement in East Pakistan.
"We have also welcomed the efforts of President Yahya to move to reduce tensions
on the sub-
The President spoke of his determination to continue the close co-
Ambassador Raza replied that Mr. Nixon's "support and understanding were a source of immence strength" to the Government and people of Pakistan" in meeting a grave threat to their existence as free people of an independent sovereign state.
Mr. Nixon's display of friendship toward Pakistan came as the United states announced
the suspension of 87.6 million dollars in credits I-
Informed sources said the President had become increasingly irritated by what he considered New Delhi's intransigent attitude and had decided not to leave support of Pakistan exclusively to People's China.
Just before the present war began secretary of state William Rogers publicly declared that the US maintained friendly relations with both countries and it would not take sides if hostilities began.
Informed observers said the change in American policy began after Mr. Nixon failed in a mediation attempt 10 days ago.
He sent messages to both President Yahya and Indian Premier Indira Gandhi urging them to stop military activities and pull their troops back to their borders in order to find a political solution in East Pakistan.
Pakistan accepted but India refused. US state Department spokesman said yesterday.
Rawalpindi, Dec. 7 (APP) : Official spokesman today warned India of terrible retribution if the Indian Air Force did not put immediate stop to its bombing and strafing of civilian population in this country.
He said if the warning was unheeded, the Pakistan Air Force would give proper reply within four minutes of next attack on civilians in Pakistan.
The spokesman said the Indian Air Force had been indulging in indiscriminate raids on civilians and since yesterday at least 305 civilians were killed and 345 injured as a result of the acts of beastiality by the Indian Air Force.
The IAF had also used napam in raids on Dacca airport on Monday causing heavy loss of life besides mutilating a large number of civilians. Pakistan Air Force had not used this weapon anywhere, so far, he said ration by the Indian Air force.
The seare measures of desperation by the Indian Air Force, he said, and show their disregard to establish norms of fighting .
He said the Pakistan Air Force had demonstrated convincingly its ability to hit any target in India they choose to attack and added let the Indian Air Force be warned.
He pointed out the Pakistan Air Force imposed upon itself operational restrictions which at times reduced effectiveness of their strikes in order to avoid hitting civilians. However the Indian Air Force did no exercise similar restraint and if they continued this we will also do so.
We are fighting a clear battle on our part, but the Indians want we would give them a bit of their own medicine, the spokesman said. Giving the details of' PAF operations, he said Pakistani aircraft provided close support to the army all the day, the Indian Air Force had not given battle except in a few violated combats over the ground battle areas.
104 LAX planes downed.
Two 7 s and Hunter of the Indian Air Force were shot down which were all confirmed kills, Meanwhile, the navy had so far shot down eight Indian planes and the total of Indian aircraft losses now stood at 104.
Hong Kong, Dex. 7 (AFP) : Peking Radio has denounced the Indian recognition of "Bangladesh" as a thorough exposure of the ugly feature of India's expansionism and intrigue to annex East Pakistan.
The radio monitored here said Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made the announcement on December 6 when Indian tanks and infantry had attacked deeper into East Pakistan.
Quoting Press abroad, the radio said the creation of Bangladesh has availed India
of a friendly "satellite" and a "hegemony on the Indo-
It said that for a long time India had harboured the expansionist ambition to annex. East Pakistan by creating a "Bangladesh" state.
The radio said that on April 4 this year, the Indian press had revealed four East Pakistan secessionists had held their first talk and reception with Indian representatives. Since then, the Indian Press and news agencies had made big splashes about the establishment of "Bangladesh" in mid April, the radio said.
At the same time the Indian Government pieced together a so-
To further make up "The Bangladesh state" the Indian Government set up a "Bangladesh radio and a Bangladesh news bureau" on the Indian territory, the radio said.
On September 30, the Indian Government went a step further to establish a diplomatic mission for "Bangladesh" in New Delhi, and proceeded to work on public opinion at home and abroad in a